On Wed, May 5, 2021, 8:36 PM Julian Reschke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 06.05.2021 um 01:18 schrieb Lucas Pardue:
> > Dear QUIC WG,
> >
> > (HTTP WG is bcc'd)
> >
> > As you may be aware, the QUIC v1 specifications entered AUTH48 state
> > recently and they are making good progress (thanks editors!). The HTTP/3
> > and QPACK documents have a dependency on the "HTTP core" documents being
> > worked on in the HTTP WG, so we expect them to take a little longer.
> >
> > The drafts submitted to the RFC editor define QUIC version "0x00000001"
> > [1] and HTTP/3 ALPN identifier "h3". They include the clear instruction
> > "DO NOT DEPLOY THIS VERSION OF {QUIC, HTTP/3} UNTIL IT IS IN AN RFC".
> >
> > HTTP/3 is explicitly tied to a version - the "h3" identifier is expected
> > to be used with QUIC "0x00000001". As several folks have observed on the
> > list [3][4] or in Slack, once the QUIC RFCs are published, 0x00000001
> > can be used in deployment. But the longer lead time for HTTP/3 RFC
> > creates some grey area on what ALPN to use. Waiting for the HTTP/3 RFC
> > delays deployment of QUIC version 1 at the earliest convenience, which
> > is unfortunate given that the design has IETF consensus.
> >
> > The Chairs have tracked various discussions and we believe there is
> > significant deployer interest in deploying "h3" as soon as the QUIC RFCs
> > are published and before the HTTP/3 RFC is published. Furthermore, on
> > balance of the information at hand, we observe a minimal perceived risk
> > with deploying "h3" before the HTTP/3 RFC.
> >
> > This email commences a formal consensus call for permitting the
> > deployment of QUIC "0x00000001" with HTTP/3 ALPN identifier "h3" *once
> > the QUIC RFCs are published*. The call will end on May 13. Please reply
> > to this thread on the QUIC WG list with any additional comments,
> > thoughts or objections before then.
> > ...
>
> You may want to clarify what *exactly* you mean by "the QUIC RFCs".
>
Lucas was referring to C430:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/cluster_info.php?cid=C430
> Best regards, Julian
>
