[As a contributor]

This message regards the value of the "resolve-system” parameter defined in the 
latest “with-system” draft.

The "resolve-system” parameter is defined in its own optional-to-implement 
module.  The question is if the WG believes the parameter is valuable or if the 
module should be removed from the draft before adoption call?

The "resolve-system” parameter is a convenience function, enabling clients to 
NOT have “manually” copy/paste referenced system-defined nodes into <running>.  
Instead, by including this parameter in <edit-config>, <commit>, or 
equivalents, the client requests the server to itself copy/paste the missing 
system nodes into <running>. 

It is true that this work began with a goal of never having to copy/paste 
system-defined nodes into <running>.   The concern wasn’t about *how* the 
referenced system-defined nodes came to be in <running>, but *if* they needed 
to be in <running> at all.   But now that the current draft says referenced 
system-nodes MUST be in <running>, the only remaining question regards *how* 
they came to be in <running>.  

Yes, there is convenience in using the “resolve-system” parameter, but there is 
also some implementation complexity.   Ultimately, the question is, is the 
convenience worth the complexity?   Thoughts?

Thanks,
Kent

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