Dear NVO3 Contributors -
In a previous message to the NVO3 mailing list I asked for feedback
regarding the milestone dates for publishing our various requirements
documents. For reference that message can be found at
https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/nvo3/094sshJqOWYv8NFHGD2_1Bkq9us.
The discussion that followed was helpful - thank you to everybody that
shared their thoughts.
After considering the feedback, Matthew and I have confirmed our
proposal: that we should update the milestones to reflect that the
requirements will be published at the same time as the solutions. I will
be updating the milestones on the charter page to reflect this in the
near future.
Our charter does not require us to produce requirements drafts, which
gives us a great deal of flexibility in deciding how to make progress.
It is not our job to simply produce RFCs. Rather, our goal is to produce
solid specifications that can be used to build interoperable
implementations. All of the ancillary material that gets produced in
that process is not the goal. That being said, Matthew and I appreciate
the work that has been done by all our authors. We will make sure that
the authors of requirements are given appropriate credit when their
works are published.
Going forward, we will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to publish
requirements as standalone drafts or merged into solutions drafts. In
simple cases our preference would be for a merged document. But in cases
where there are multiple documents that need a specific reference then
it may be ideal to publish requirements as a standalone document. The
chairs will work with authors to make this determination at the
appropriate time. Tactically, authors of the existing requirements
drafts are asked to keep-alive their respective I-Ds until we reach such
a conclusion.
Cheers,
-Benson & Matthew
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