On Dec 21, 2005, at 9:39 PM, Arvel Hathcock wrote:
Although I also agree with Jim (and others) that the XMPP text is
just about
the same as our existing text, watching these events unfold has
drawn into
question my understanding of the rules so I need some clarification
(sorry,
I'm a newb).
That's quite alright. There aren't too many RFC lawyers around. And
while I have yet to pass the bar, I believe Dave is speaking of
events that are irrelevant. From RFC 2418, Section 2.2:
The formation of a working group requires a charter which is
primarily negotiated between a prospective working group Chair and
the relevant Area Director(s), although final approval is made by
the
IESG with advice from the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
And from Section 2.3:
Once the Area Director (and the Area Directorate, as the Area
Director deems appropriate) has approved the working group charter,
the charter is submitted for review by the IAB and approval by the
IESG. After a review period of at least a week the proposed charter
is posted to the IETF-announce mailing list as a public notice that
the formation of the working group is being considered. At the same
time the proposed charter is also posted to the "new-work" mailing
list. This mailing list has been created to let qualified
representatives from other standards organizations know about
pending
IETF working groups. After another review period lasting at least a
week the IESG MAY approve the charter as-is, it MAY request that
changes be made in the charter, or MAY decline to approve chartering
of the working group
If the IESG approves the formation of the working group it remands
the approved charter to the IETF Secretariat who records and enters
the information into the IETF tracking database. The working group
is announced to the IETF-announce a by the IETF Secretariat.
Also, relevant to this entire discussion is this tidbit from Section
2.1 under Criteria for Formation:
- Is the proposed work plan an open IETF effort or is it an attempt
to "bless" non-IETF technology where the effect of input from
IETF
participants may be limited?
-andy
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