Hi Melinda, On 15/01/16 19:57, Melinda Shore wrote: > On 1/15/16 4:27 AM, Karen Seo wrote: >> There are a number of issues (for the non-log components) that WG >> members have asked be addressed that the existing 6962-bis text doesn't >> cover. > > It's becoming extremely difficult to gauge consensus because > we're getting so few comments on these proposals, and I > think we're getting so few comments because it probably seems > to many participants that we (the working group) are being > pecked to death by ducks. I'm particularly concerned that > we're being asked to do work that is technically correct but > unlikely to be actually helpful to implementers (who, it > should be pointed out, have implementations underway without > these documents). > > I am generally skeptical of the value of non-specification > documents, particularly given that we're living in a time > where working group charter proposals are getting scrupulous, > detailed review. My actual concern, however, is that this is > precisely the sort of thing that is slowing down the production > of implementable specifications and causing palpable harm to the > IETF and to individual working groups. > > We have said on some number of occasions that our plan is to > get the -bis document through working group last call and backfill > any parts that are missing. I'm not seeing a compelling reason > to revisit that decision. Changes to the -bis draft should > be ones that address problems with the technical correctness > of the existing contents. Asking the authors to restructure > the -bis draft so that you can produce some other document > does not fall within this framework. > > Also, to be clear, we are not going to treat silence as support. > We need review and comments from working group participants.
Speaking as AD for this wg, I completely agree with you and with the plan to get the -bis document done soon. S. > > Melinda > > _______________________________________________ > Trans mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/trans _______________________________________________ Trans mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/trans
