My preference would also be to leave #5 out. 

> On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Kent Watsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> [As a contributor]
> 
> Hi Juergen,
> 
> I agree with you that req #5 sticks out as the odd ball in the bunch.  I 
> suggested once to remove it a long time back, but I guess it fell on deaf 
> ears then.  Anyway, given where we are with this document, I’m unsure what to 
> do, but here are our options:
> 
> 1. Leave requirement #5 in the document, but spend time improving it to WG 
> satisfaction.
> 
> 2. Take requirement #5 out, declaring it an unwanted distraction from the 
> primary opstate focus.  We’d have to be sure to get sign-off from the OC 
> folks too...
> 
> So far it sounds like Juergen and I are with #2, how about others?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kent
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/18/15, 2:59 AM, "Juergen Schoenwaelder" 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 09:27:12PM +0000, Kent Watsen wrote:
>>> [As a contributor]
>>> 
>>> Thank you for the review Juergen.
>>> 
>>> Great suggestions.  If no one objects, I’ll incorporate them into the next 
>>> revision of the document after last call.
>>> 
>>> My one comment is that I don’t believe the document is limited to the 
>>> introduction of applied configuration. For instance, the relating of config 
>>> to derived state and also the model structure requirement are not related 
>>> to applied config.  In all fairness, Requirement #5 (model structure) isn’t 
>>> even about operational state.
>> 
>> Reading #5 again I must admit that I do not really understand what
>> this requirement tries to accomplish:
>> 
>>  5.  Ability for distinct modules to leverage a common model-structure
>> 
>>      A.  Focus on the IETF-defined modules, and ideally provides
>>          guidance to other SDOs
>> 
>>      B.  Multiple domain-specific model-structure trees are okay
>> 
>>      C.  Model-structures may be defined in multiple modules with
>>          distinct namespaces
>> 
>> At this level of abstraction, #5 really does not mean anything or N
>> people will have at least N different interpretations of it. I
>> actually think this should be taken out and moved into a different
>> document and then it requires to be developed into something much more
>> concrete.
>> 
>> /js
>> 
>>> So your title and abstract suggestions might define too narrow a scope.  So 
>>> how about:
>>> 
>>> Title: Terminology and Requirements for Operational State and Model 
>>> Structure
>>> 
>>> Abstract:
>>>     This document defines requirements for enhancing the support
>>>     of operational state through the introduction of a conceptual
>>>     "applied configuration".  The document also defines requirements
>>>     enabling distinct modules to leverage a common model structure.
>>> 
>>> …and add an Introduction section that expands on this theme further?
>> 
>> I think this is getting into the wrong direction and as explained
>> above #5 is by far underspecified to be of any value. I suggest to
>> take it out so that we can publish the rest in a timely manner. The
>> alternative is to hold off this document in an attempt to replace #5
>> with something that is concrete and actionable.
>> 
>> /js
>> 
>> -- 
>> Juergen Schoenwaelder           Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
>> Phone: +49 421 200 3587         Campus Ring 1 | 28759 Bremen | Germany
>> Fax:   +49 421 200 3103         <http://www.jacobs-university.de/>
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