Hi Martin, hi all,

I would like to vote for option 1 (adopt both) because I don’t think we should 
make an arbitrary choice here. 

If we further work on both proposal, there might even be a chance to find a 
solution to combine the best of both… :-) …?

Mirja


> Am 16.07.2015 um 12:33 schrieb Martin Stiemerling <[email protected]>:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> The chairs summarized the current state of the TCPINC WG with respect to the 
> selection of a WG protocol item in their email on 7/15.
> 
> Up to now, the WG could not reach rough consensus if any of the current 
> protocol proposals can be used as the WG item. The two actively discussed 
> protocol proposals are:
> 
> I) https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-rescorla-tcpinc-tls-option/
> II) https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-bittau-tcpinc-tcpcrypt/
> 
> The chairs passed the token to me and asked for guidance how to continue.
> 
> Here is my guidance:
> 
> The WG has to agree on a way forward and I have two proposed ways forward 
> below.
> 
> In case, the WG cannot agree on any way forward, the WG will be still in a 
> deadlock. This deadlock has not been removed within the last four months. A 
> WG in a deadlock situation is not a WG anymore and I will close the WG, if 
> there is no agreement on the way forward.
> 
> 
> Here are the two propposed ways forward:
> 
> 1) As neither the protocol proposal I) nor II) is achieving rough consensus, 
> I propose to accept both as WG items and to let the WG work on both proposals 
> until the IETF-94 meeting in November 2015. The WG will evaluate both 
> proposals after this period and the chairs will last call to see which 
> protocol proposal will achieve rough consensus.
> 
> 2) The WG will ask the responsible AD to choose either I) or II) as WG item. 
> The responsible AD will pick and the WG will accept the choice.
> 
> 
> Please state your opinion if you are in favor of option 1) or 2) until July 
> 20th, 11:30 am CEST, by email to the tcpinc WG list.
> 
> 
> I will ask the chairs to make a judgement at the end of the response period 
> on whether there is rough consensus on any of the questions. The result will 
> be presented in the tcpinc meeting. This meeting is being held on the same 
> day, July 20, at 3:20 pm CEST.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  Martin
> 
> 
> 
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