Jim, > If we had to recycle 2460 and Steve is still gone and Bob Hinden don't > have time (which I guess is the case with Erik and Thomas) would we add > another name to the IPv6 specification? I don't believe we would out of > respect to Steve.
And who on earth would be willing to author a document if they couldn't even get credit for the work that they put into the revision? While I don't see a need make significant revisions to 2460, I don't think it's healthy to associate individuals with documents to the point where it becomes impossible to conceive of any change in the authorship of a document because of history. Each new version of a document should stand on its own merits, and if a new editor/author has done significant work, they should be acknowledged for it, quite possibly by being listed as a new or additional author. But again, talking hypotheticals is not so productive here. This sort of conversation is best held when it has become clear how much work was put into a document and by who. Thomas -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
