Re: Last Call: (Considerationsfor Having a Successful "Bar BOF" Side Meeting) to Informational RFC

2011-08-15 Thread Spencer Dawkins
I have been looking at various revisions of this draft since -00. I'm glad Lars did the first version during IETF 77, and I'm glad that Lars and Gonzalo kept working on it. I think it's important guidance for the community. I think it's on the right track. I think it could reasonably be publis

Re: Last Call: (Considerationsfor Having a Successful "Bar BOF" Side Meeting) to Informational RFC

2011-08-16 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 8/15/11 4:40 PM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: > I have been looking at various revisions of this draft since -00. I'm > glad Lars did the first version during IETF 77, and I'm glad that Lars > and Gonzalo kept working on it. > > I think it's important guidance for the community. I think it's on the >

Re: Last Call: (Considerationsfor Having a Successful "Bar BOF" Side Meeting) to Informational RFC

2011-08-17 Thread John C Klensin
I think this is a nice document, with many useful suggestions and insights. I think it would make a great ION if we still had IONs, a fine IESG statement, or perhaps an I-D that was reissued every 5 1/2 months to keep it active. The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of publishing i

Re: Last Call: (Considerationsfor Having a Successful "Bar BOF" Side Meeting) to Informational RFC

2011-08-17 Thread SM
At 01:38 17-08-2011, John C Klensin wrote: The problem is that RFCs are forever. RFCs subjected to IETF Last Call and published in the IETF Stream --especially ones that advise on IETF processes-- are also official, at least in the sense of representing some level of community consensus and IESG