On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM Eliot Lear <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pete, > On 27.05.2026 17:52, Pete Resnick wrote: > > > Just in case it isn't crystal clear: EKR's point is that Russ and I could > declare that the RSWG (including everyone from the IETF) has rough > consensus to approve the document, but the IESG could simultaneously decide > that the IETF does not have consensus, and since there's only one IETF > stream rep on the RSOC, the document could be published without > IESG-approved IETF consensus. > > One basis for the RSAB rejecting a document is if there is a lack of faith > in that consensus. That is, the chairs don't get the final word on that in > this case, for this very reason. We created these processes. Either we > trust them or we don't. If we don't we should change them. > It's not that simple. I trust them within the domain they were intended for. I don't trust them outside of that domain. For example, they would not be adequate to approve documents for Standards Track.
-Ekr > Eliot > > >
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