Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-15 Thread Phillip Hallam-Baker
I agree with Sam that it might be a sensible modification of the existing process. However, it is irrelevant to the current discussion since the IESG is not at current permitted to make such a statement. The main argument against modification might well be the very fact that it would allow

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-15 Thread Phillip Hallam-Baker
From RFC 2026 At all stages of the appeals process, the individuals or bodies responsible for making the decisions have the discretion to define the specific procedures they will follow in the process of making their decision. Suggest that before anyone suggests modifying process they

Appeal Support ... was Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Olaf Kolkman
Folks, I am increasingly concerned about efficiency in the IETF, given the loads everyone is carrying. One source of inefficiency is having someone create work for others, without having already done enough of their own work. [...] A few years ago I proposed

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKER d...@dcrocker.net wrote a message of 52 lines which said: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and concise. I approve and I also believe that, giving the

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Eliot Lear
On 3/11/10 9:24 AM, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKERd...@dcrocker.net wrote a message of 52 lines which said: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread SM
At 14:43 10-03-10, Russ Housley wrote: The IESG has received an appeal. It can be found here: [snip] The IESG plans address this appeal in the next few weeks, and the IESG solicits comments on this appeal from the community. Please send I will not be able to reply to off-list comments

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Phillip Hallam-Baker
It is important to do so in ways that ensure that the insurance criteria are not breached. Returning the document is not covered in the rules. But there seems to be no reason that the IESG could not ask someone (e.g. Ted Hardie who has already done so) to write up a concise summary. On Wed,

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set

2010-03-11 Thread RJ Atkinson
Our process may be complicated, but a deviation from due process that requires 145 pages of description is simply not possible. We have specific rules in RFC 2026 and RFC 2418 (and various updates) and it should be possible to describe specific alleged deviations from those rules in a page or

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Henrik Levkowetz
On 2010-03-11 00:42 Dave CROCKER said: An appeal needs to state its concerns and requirements clearly and concisely. That might include masses of reference material, but the appeal statement, itself, needs to be short and to the point. When an appeal is lodged that fails these basic

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Stephen Farrell
On 03/11/2010 04:43 PM, Henrik Levkowetz wrote: On 2010-03-11 00:42 Dave CROCKER said: An appeal needs to state its concerns and requirements clearly and concisely. That might include masses of reference material, but the appeal statement, itself, needs to be short and to the point.

Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Andrew Sullivan
To the IESG: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 05:43:12PM -0500, Russ Housley wrote: The IESG has received an appeal. It can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/iesg/appeal/morfin-2010-03-10.pdf I have read the document, though I cheerfully concede that some of the text eludes my understanding. I was

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 3/11/2010 9:16 AM, Andrew Sullivan wrote: As near as I can tell, that says that it is _not_ an appeal of the document set itself. Let us consider careful this sentence. Andrew expended substantial time an energy to read and analyze the appel. For all that, he is still left having to

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Andrew, Thankyou for spending time on this. On 2010-03-12 06:16, Andrew Sullivan wrote: ... It is instead an appeal that the documents were not published with disclaimers attached. Interesting. Since we're being legalistic, all IETF documents carry the standard disclaimer (by reference in

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:02:53AM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: That seems to cover most angles. I can't see why the IESG could be expected to add technical disclaimers to a consensus document. In fact, doing so would probably be a process violation in itself. Well, ok, and yes it probably

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Sam Hartman
Andrew == Andrew Sullivan a...@shinkuro.com writes: Andrew On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:02:53AM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote: That seems to cover most angles. I can't see why the IESG could be expected to add technical disclaimers to a consensus document. In fact, doing so

Re: Comments on appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-11 Thread Brian E Carpenter
I agree with Sam, for cases which would otherwise result in an endless DISCUSS - although normally I'd expect the argument to be complex enough that a separate RFC would be needed to explain the dissent. Brian On 2010-03-12 09:58, Sam Hartman wrote: Andrew == Andrew Sullivan

Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Russ Housley
The IESG has received an appeal. It can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/iesg/appeal/morfin-2010-03-10.pdf JFC Morfin included these comments in the cover note: Basically this appeal documents that IDNA2008 enlight capacities and principles that are built in the Internet technology but that

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Ted Hardie
Hi Russ, The appeal appears to run 145 pages, at least in my PDF viewer. Attempting to navigate this, I see points of appeal, which has the following text: This is why this appeal does not concern the IDNA 2008 document set, as approved by the IESG, which is now of prime stable importance when

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Russ Housley
Ted: There is an IESG Telechat tomorrow with 22 documents on it. Outgoing ADs are trying to clear as much work as possible for the incoming ADs. So, frankly, I've been focused on these 22 documents, and I will not be able to read the 140+ page appeal until the IESG Telechat is over. Thanks for

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Ted Hardie
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Russ Housley hous...@vigilsec.com wrote: Ted: There is an IESG Telechat tomorrow with 22 documents on it.  Outgoing ADs are trying to clear as much work as possible for the incoming ADs. So, frankly, I've been focused on these 22 documents, and I will not be

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Dave CROCKER
On 3/10/2010 3:20 PM, Ted Hardie wrote: Hi Russ, The appeal appears to run 145 pages, at least in my PDF viewer. Attempting to navigate this, I see points of appeal, which has the following text: ... Trying to combine this with the cover page text as best I can, this appeal seems to request

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread David Kessens
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKER wrote: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and concise. I fully support such an approach (and did propose the same strategy to the IESG while I was a

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 2010-03-11 13:09, David Kessens wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKER wrote: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and concise. I fully support such an approach (and did propose the

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread ned+ietf
On 2010-03-11 13:09, David Kessens wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKER wrote: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and concise. I fully support such an approach (and did propose

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread John Levine
I do not believe the IESG is under any obligation to spend its precious time digesting such a mass of text to discern any actual grounds for appeal. Legal systems have rules about vexatious litigants, people who repeatedly file meritless actions that waste an unreasonable amount of time and

Re: Appeal to the IESG concerning the approbation of the IDNA2008 document set.

2010-03-10 Thread Bert (IETF) Wijnen
+1 Bert Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 2010-03-11 13:09, David Kessens wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 03:42:12PM -0800, Dave CROCKER wrote: The prudent action is to return it to the appellant, stating that it cannot be processed until it has been made clear and concise. I fully