Quite a number of protocols have been merged, by their authors, into one proposal (RELOAD/ASP/P2PSIP). It seems to the chairs that this indicates the beginning of consensus within the group on the direction of the protocol. The chairs invite list discussion, and will allocate agenda time, to determining if in fact consensus exists.
There remain a number of protocols on the table, many of which have been introduced later in the process. The chairs invite discussion on the list and will allocate a limited amount of agenda time for the proponents of other protocols to show: 1. That their proposals have characteristics which make them more attractive than the merged protocol 2. That there exists some support within the working group beyond the authors for the protocol Selecting a draft to make WG item is important; we can't document consensus until we have one. This doesn't mean everything in whatever draft is adopted makes it to the final RFC -- the authors become scribes of working group consensus. If you have a proposal and *don't* want it considered for the WG item, but think that it has a good idea you would like in the RFC, we are open to you presenting on that issue. We emphasize that no decisions have been made. There is ample opportunity for discussion on the selection of the base protocol for our work. However, to meet our milestones, we must choose a document to become the basis for a working group protocol RFC. We must focus our attention on this issue and make hard choices. We invite your comments. The Chairs _______________________________________________ P2PSIP mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/p2psip
