Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-06-04 Thread Joe Touch
On 5/30/2013 7:59 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: On May 29, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Adrian Farrel adr...@olddog.co.uk wrote: I can also see potential for adding some info to the Tao, but the danger there is that document becomes too big and too detailed to be of use. Many would claim it already is.

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-31 Thread t . p .
Original Message - From: Melinda Shore melinda.sh...@gmail.com To: adr...@olddog.co.uk Cc: dcroc...@bbiw.net; ietf@ietf.org Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:06 AM On 5/29/13 10:53 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: I see a wedge :-) The problem is where to stop. Well, I don't know. Maybe the

RE: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Adrian Farrel
detailed to be of use. Cheers, Adrian -Original Message- From: Joe Touch [mailto:to...@isi.edu] Sent: 29 May 2013 20:50 To: dcroc...@bbiw.net Cc: Dave Crocker; Brian E Carpenter; adr...@olddog.co.uk; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: When to adopt a WG I-D On 5/29/2013 11:56 AM, Dave

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Melinda Shore
On 5/29/13 10:53 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: I see a wedge :-) The problem is where to stop. Well, I don't know. Maybe the problem is where to start. That is to say, I don't know what problem this document is trying to solve, or if there even is a problem. I know that we've had some major

RE: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Adrian Farrel
Hi Melinda, Funny, but I agree. To be honest at this point I'm sort of reflexively anti-process-documents, unless there's an actual problem that needs actual solution. Which is why this isn't a process document. The origin is a WG chairs Edu session. Turns out there was not a lot of clarity

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Melinda Shore
On 5/29/13 11:16 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: Which is why this isn't a process document. Are you sure? Melinda

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Dave Crocker
On 5/30/2013 9:06 AM, Melinda Shore wrote: On 5/29/13 10:53 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: I see a wedge :-) The problem is where to stop. Well, I don't know. Maybe the problem is where to start. That is to say, I don't know what problem this document is trying to solve, or if there even is a

RE: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Adrian Farrel
Which is why this isn't a process document. Are you sure? Oooh, a quiz. I like quizzes. Let me see. Yes or no. Hmmm. Yes, I'm sure. Your turn now. Are you sure? Ciao, Adrian

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Melinda Shore
On 5/29/13 11:56 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: Yes, I'm sure. Your turn now. Are you sure? No, not at all. Melinda

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Dave Crocker
On 5/30/2013 9:58 AM, Melinda Shore wrote: On 5/29/13 11:56 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote: Yes, I'm sure. Your turn now. Are you sure? No, not at all. Let me try to help... A process document is a normative statement of structure and sequence for a process. It is the organization's means of

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Randy Bush
Yes, I'm sure. Your turn now. Are you sure? No, not at all. did you somehow miss the pdu data formats and exchange ladder diagram? if this is not a process document, then what the heck is it, chopped liver? randy

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Paul Hoffman
On May 29, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Adrian Farrel adr...@olddog.co.uk wrote: I can also see potential for adding some info to the Tao, but the danger there is that document becomes too big and too detailed to be of use. Many would claim it already is. We discussed that here a few years ago, and

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-30 Thread Thomas Narten
To be honest at this point I'm sort of reflexively anti-process-documents, unless there's an actual problem that needs actual solution. Which is why this isn't a process document. Watching this thread, I sense the authors trying hard not to make a process document, presumably because that

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Joe Touch
This doc seems more useful as a section of an update to the TAO of the IETF. I agree with Brian that putting it forth as a separate document may give the unintended impression that this is the formal procedure. Joe On 5/28/2013 1:26 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: On 28/05/2013 21:32, Adrian

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 5/29/2013 7:31 PM, Joe Touch wrote: This doc seems more useful as a section of an update to the TAO of the IETF. I agree with Brian that putting it forth as a separate document may give the unintended impression that this is the formal procedure. Nevermind that it isn't standards track or

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Paul Hoffman
On May 29, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Dave Crocker d...@dcrocker.net wrote: On 5/29/2013 7:31 PM, Joe Touch wrote: This doc seems more useful as a section of an update to the TAO of the IETF. I agree with Brian that putting it forth as a separate document may give the unintended impression that this

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Joe Touch
On 5/29/2013 10:36 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 5/29/2013 7:31 PM, Joe Touch wrote: This doc seems more useful as a section of an update to the TAO of the IETF. I agree with Brian that putting it forth as a separate document may give the unintended impression that this is the formal procedure.

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 5/29/2013 7:42 PM, Joe Touch wrote: Yes, to some - especially newbies who don't know the process. Except that's exactly whom you're trying to reach. Consider yourself a newbie who has been told that the TAO gives all the informal information on how the IETF works. OK. So your premise is

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Joe Touch
On 5/29/2013 10:51 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 5/29/2013 7:42 PM, Joe Touch wrote: Yes, to some - especially newbies who don't know the process. Except that's exactly whom you're trying to reach. Consider yourself a newbie who has been told that the TAO gives all the informal information on

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Arturo Servin
You can always include add some text from this document in the TAO and add a reference so anybody wanting to know more could follow. Also, to me, this I+D also targets new and not so new WG chairs, not just new comers. .as On 5/29/13 2:57 PM, Joe Touch wrote: On

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Dave Crocker
On 5/29/2013 7:57 PM, Joe Touch wrote: My premise is that when introducing people to a new game, it makes sense to keep things simple and in one place p the TAO. You can continue to disagree with that if you prefer. I haven't disagreed with doing that. I disagreed with saying that that

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-29 Thread Joe Touch
On 5/29/2013 11:56 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 5/29/2013 7:57 PM, Joe Touch wrote: My premise is that when introducing people to a new game, it makes sense to keep things simple and in one place p the TAO. You can continue to disagree with that if you prefer. I haven't disagreed with doing

When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Adrian Farrel
Hi, Dave Crocker and I have this little draft [1] discussing the process and considerations for creating formal working group drafts that are targeted for publication. We believe that this may help clarify some of the issues and concerns associated with this part of the process. We are

RE: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Romascanu, Dan (Dan)
, 2013 12:33 PM To: ietf@ietf.org Subject: When to adopt a WG I-D Hi, Dave Crocker and I have this little draft [1] discussing the process and considerations for creating formal working group drafts that are targeted for publication. We believe that this may help clarify some of the issues

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Thomas Nadeau
Nicely written, largely stating what might be obvious for many, but still nice to see it in black and white. A few comments/suggestions: 1) Section 3. Authors/Editors I suggest that you suggest that WG (co)chair(s) add an editor that is unrelated to the

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Loa Andersson
- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Farrel Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:33 PM To: ietf@ietf.org Subject: When to adopt a WG I-D Hi, Dave Crocker and I have this little draft [1] discussing the process and considerations for creating formal working group

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Abdussalam Baryun
It is difficult to read, because I am expecting a process and find something else, I started to read, but got confused (stoped reading), why you are titling it as creating WG-draft and mentioning the adoption into the document. I understand that the creating first is *individual-draft* not

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Stewart Bryant
On 28/05/2013 15:36, Abdussalam Baryun wrote: It is difficult to read, because I am expecting a process and find something else, I started to read, but got confused (stoped reading), why you are titling it as creating WG-draft and mentioning the adoption into the document. I understand that

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Loa Andersson
Adrian, I'm fine with this draft as long as it stays informational and is viewed as a commentary on how what we are doing in the border land between individual and formal working group documents, i.e. this is not an IETF process text. Names of ID file are a bit trickier than what I get from

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Lou Berger
On 5/28/2013 10:52 AM, Stewart Bryant wrote: ... The only requirement is that the chairs conclude that the existence such a draft has WG consensus. ... Strictly speaking, I believe the only requirement for a document to be published as a WG document is that a WG chair approves it. I do

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Joel M. Halpern
In reading through the draft, particularly the section on questions for WG adoption of a draft, I did not see the questions I consider most pertinent: Does the WG think this is a reasonable (preferably good) basis for starting to work collectively on the deliverable? (Apologies if it was

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread manning bill
there is also the not uncommon event where an idea starts as an individual idea, moves into a WG, is rejected by the WG, becomes an individual idea, is picked up by another WG, rejected, (lather, rinse, repeat), and then the -right- WG is formed and it is processed that way. In the current

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Spencer Dawkins
On 5/28/2013 10:22 AM, Joel M. Halpern wrote: In reading through the draft, particularly the section on questions for WG adoption of a draft, I did not see the questions I consider most pertinent: I appreciate Dave and Adrian for producing this helpful start, and I'm mostly comfortable with

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Brian E Carpenter
On 28/05/2013 21:32, Adrian Farrel wrote: Hi, Dave Crocker and I have this little draft [1] discussing the process and considerations for creating formal working group drafts that are targeted for publication. We believe that this may help clarify some of the issues and concerns

Re: When to adopt a WG I-D

2013-05-28 Thread Arturo Servin
Hi, I have never been a wg chair but I think that this document may be very useful and helpful (at least it clarifies many things to me). I have some comments: - To me Section 2.1 (Formal Steps) looks better after 2.2 (Criteria of Adoption). - Section 2.2 does not set up a