> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernard Aboba > > With respect who can have access, the IETF has made it clear to IEEE > 802 that since the IETF has no concept of membership, that > granting archive access to any WG implies granting access to > "anyone who wants it." >
Hmmm... Actually the text in http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-ieee-802-rel-01.txt mentions something about 'members of the IETF WG'. The IETF WG chair will be provided with access to the username/password for the IEEE 802 WG archives, and is permitted to share that information with members of the IETF WG. Since it is possible to participate in IETF without attending meetings, or even joining a mailing list, IETF WG chairs will provide the information with anyone who requests it. However, since IEEE 802 work-in-progress is copyrighted, incorporating material into IETF documents or posting the username/password on mailing lists or websites is not permitted. I would say that the common practice, at least in my experience is not to 'provide the information with anyone who requests it' but rather to provide it only to recognized participants in the WG activity, who have a demonstrated need to access the IEEE documents, with the purpose of using it for related IETF work or reviews of IEEE documents, and with proper instructions concerning the need to keep this information confidential. Maybe future versions of http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-ieee-802-rel-01.txt should make amend the current text. Regards, Dan _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
