On 4/8/09 2:44 PM, "Anthony Bryan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I changed the draft to standards track after email discussions w/ Lisa > Dussealt, IETF Applications area director, although I don't remember > all the details offhand, but yes I do remember it making things longer > & more complicated. I'm not in a rush. > > at the same time, I think we've had what the IETF appreciates for > quite a while now: "rough consensus and running code" > all help hammering things out w/in the IETF community & making the > spec/draft airtight will be great. > I've been thinking about changing it to Informational as well. Are > there any drawbacks for Informational vs Standards Track? It is really a questions of whether the extra time is worth your effort. Beside having the prestige of an Internet Standard, it is generally easier to get big corporations and governments to adopt your specs when they are form a recognized SSO than just a "bunch of geeks". Also, it helps prevent others from getting a competing effort sanctioned as a standard (but I doubt that will be an issue here). There are two main questions you have to ask yourself: 1. Do you have everyone you want to adopt this at the table and happy with where the spec is? 2. Are you willing to make changes to the spec in order to get it approved as a standard? > we'd be happy for your guidance. we don't have the funds to visit IETF > meetings (maybe in the future) & know you've been lately, & working on > OAuth w/ the IETF so any help would be really nice! You can get this done without any IETF meetings. If there isn't opposition, you can get a standard without a working group. I am happy to help you get this through the IETF. The first step is to get this in front of some people and solicit feedback. I can help with that. Its been a while since I've read the spec, so if this is something you are serious about, I am happy to do. EHL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Metalink Discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/metalink-discussion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
