RE: CSN Status & IETF Last Call (was: RE: Precondition for WGLast Call of the First Document Grouping

"Chris Apple" <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:14:33 -0500
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Thanks - that changes things a bit.
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Rather than label it as Experimental though, it would seem better to =
keep
the Informational designation of the information model
document giving rise to it.
=20
I still need to hear from the editors of the Information Model document
about being able to revise it in a timely manner.
=20
Chris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Sermersheim [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:57 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: CSN Status & IETF Last Call (was: RE: Precondition for WGLast =
Call
of the First Document Grouping


The more I think about it, it seems fine to be published as =
experimental.
Mostly I just wanted to pull the syntax definition into a standalone I-D
which can be toyed with on its own - I can't remember why I specified
standards track. The real motivation is that we want to start publishing
these types of values in operational attributes, and may want to start =
using
them with synchronization-like mechanisms. When looking at the way its
currently defined, there are some things I'd like to see changed, and =
felt
that segregating it would be easier than trying to affect the info model
draft.
=20
Jim

>>> "Chris Apple" <[email protected]> 11/18/03 7:28:23 AM >>>

Jim S: Please note the request for your input on CSN status near the =
bottom
of this e-mail.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] =
On
Behalf Of Kurt D. Zeilenga
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 7:20 PM
To: [email protected]=20
Cc: [email protected]=20
Subject: Re: Precondition for WG Last Call of the First Document =
Grouping



I recommend:
LDAP Replication I-Ds be subject to IETF Last Call before being
considered by the IESG.

LDAP Replication I-Ds be progressed (IETF Last Called, IESG
consideration) as a set.

The former because LDAP Replication may have impact upon LDAP
implementations
which are not participating in the LDAP Replication experiment. The =
latter
because the individual I-Ds have a great deal of interdependencies.

CHRIS> Points duly noted. I do not personally see any harm in either
putting Informational and Experimental documents through an IETF Last =
Call
or not doing so. John and I would need to see others indicate that they
wish to proceed this way to make the request of our ADs.

CHRIS> Personally, I am conflicted about expressing support for waiting
until all I-Ds are ready for IETF Last Call. I recognize the =
interdependency
issues, but also believe that the way the co-chairs proposed that the
documents to be staged through the publication process limits various
risks involved in not waiting for a balloon-style IETF Last Call for all
documents. As a Co-Chair, I view this staging as consistent with the WG
Charter,
despite the slip in dates. I suppose that the IESG could decide to hold =
the
LDUP
documents until they are all ready for IETF Last Call. But that is a
decision they would have to make regardless of any request that John and =
I
might relay to them. And Since Ted is watching the LDUP list, I'm sure =
he'll
take your input into account when deciding what he should recommend to =
the
IESG. As usual, John and I would need to see others indicate that they =
wish
to proceed this way. Otherwise, we'll be sticking with our original =
intent
of
sending documents to our Ads as they are ready for IESG Consideration.

On the CSN discussion, I am in favor of splitting it out so that it can =
be
more easily referenced by other specifications. (On the technical side, =
I
concur that CSN should be defined in ASN.1 terms with LDAP-specific =
string
encodings.) However, I am not yet convinced that standard track would be
appropriate for this CSN specification, especially given previous =
consensus
(as reflected in the current charter) to pursue LDAP Replication off the
standards track.=20

Kurt

CHRIS> The rationale I recall from prior discussion about the CSN =
split-out
is that the CSN concept has a broader applicability than LDUP. That =
seems to
me to be sufficient justification for pursuing a standards-track =
publication
path. I view this issue as one that is separable from the general =
concept of
LDUP being an Experimental concept/protocol. LDUP needs CSN to work even =
in
an experimental way. I certainly agree that this is not a sufficient
justification
alone for a standards-track path. But...perhaps Jim S. can shed some =
light
on the specific reasons he had for suggesting standards track for CSN? =
And
if others could chime in as well that would help us sort this out.

Chris Apple - Principal Architect

DSI Consulting, Inc.

mailto:[email protected]=20

http://www.dsi-consulting.com <http://www.dsi-consulting.com/> =20






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<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003>Thanks - that changes things a=20
bit.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003>Rather than label it as =
Experimental though,=20
it would seem better to keep the Informational designation of the =
information=20
model</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003>document giving rise to =
it.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003>I still need to hear from the =
editors of the=20
Information Model document about being able to revise it in a timely=20
manner.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D064221216-18112003>Chris.</SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jim =
Sermersheim=20
  [mailto:[email protected]] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 18, 2003 =
10:57=20
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> [email protected]; =
[email protected]<BR><B>Cc:</B>=20
  [email protected]<BR><B>Subject:</B> CSN Status &amp; IETF Last Call =
(was: RE:=20
  Precondition for WGLast Call of the First Document=20
  Grouping<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>The more I think about it, it seems fine to be published as =
experimental.=20
  Mostly I just wanted to pull the syntax&nbsp;definition into a =
standalone I-D=20
  which can be toyed with on its own &#8212; I can't remember why I =
specified=20
  standards track. The real motivation is that we want to start =
publishing these=20
  types of values in operational attributes, and may want to start using =
them=20
  with synchronization-like mechanisms. When looking at the way its =
currently=20
  defined, there are some things I'd like to see changed, and felt that=20
  segregating it would be easier than trying to affect the info model=20
  draft.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Jim<BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; "Chris Apple" =
&lt;[email protected]&gt;=20
  11/18/03 7:28:23 AM &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR><BR>Jim S: Please note the request =
for=20
  your input on CSN status near the bottom<BR>of this=20
  e-mail.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <U><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</A></U>=20
  <U><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]">[mailto:owner-ietf-=
[email protected]]</A></U>=20
  On<BR>Behalf Of Kurt D. Zeilenga<BR>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 =
7:20=20
  PM<BR>To: <U><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></=
U>=20
  <BR>Cc: <U><A =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></U>=20
  <BR>Subject: Re: Precondition for WG Last Call of the First Document=20
  Grouping<BR><BR><BR><BR>I recommend:<BR>LDAP Replication I-Ds be =
subject to=20
  IETF Last Call before being<BR>considered by the IESG.<BR><BR>LDAP =
Replication=20
  I-Ds be progressed (IETF Last Called, IESG<BR>consideration) as a=20
  set.<BR><BR>The former because LDAP Replication may have impact upon=20
  LDAP<BR>implementations<BR>which are not participating in the LDAP =
Replication=20
  experiment. The latter<BR>because the individual I-Ds have a great =
deal of=20
  interdependencies.<BR><BR>CHRIS&gt; Points duly noted. I do not =
personally see=20
  any harm in either<BR>putting Informational and Experimental documents =
through=20
  an IETF Last Call<BR>or not doing so. John and I would need to see =
others=20
  indicate that they<BR>wish to proceed this way to make the request of =
our=20
  ADs.<BR><BR>CHRIS&gt; Personally, I am conflicted about expressing =
support for=20
  waiting<BR>until all I-Ds are ready for IETF Last Call. I recognize =
the=20
  interdependency<BR>issues, but also believe that the way the co-chairs =

  proposed that the<BR>documents to be staged through the publication =
process=20
  limits various<BR>risks involved in not waiting for a balloon-style =
IETF Last=20
  Call for all<BR>documents. As a Co-Chair, I view this staging as =
consistent=20
  with the WG<BR>Charter,<BR>despite the slip in dates. I suppose that =
the IESG=20
  could decide to hold the<BR>LDUP<BR>documents until they are all ready =
for=20
  IETF Last Call. But that is a<BR>decision they would have to make =
regardless=20
  of any request that John and I<BR>might relay to them. And Since Ted =
is=20
  watching the LDUP list, I'm sure he'll<BR>take your input into account =
when=20
  deciding what he should recommend to the<BR>IESG. As usual, John and I =
would=20
  need to see others indicate that they wish<BR>to proceed this way. =
Otherwise,=20
  we'll be sticking with our original intent<BR>of<BR>sending documents =
to our=20
  Ads as they are ready for IESG Consideration.<BR><BR>On the CSN =
discussion, I=20
  am in favor of splitting it out so that it can be<BR>more easily =
referenced by=20
  other specifications. (On the technical side, I<BR>concur that CSN =
should be=20
  defined in ASN.1 terms with LDAP-specific string<BR>encodings.) =
However, I am=20
  not yet convinced that standard track would be<BR>appropriate for this =
CSN=20
  specification, especially given previous consensus<BR>(as reflected in =
the=20
  current charter) to pursue LDAP Replication off the<BR>standards =
track.=20
  <BR><BR>Kurt<BR><BR>CHRIS&gt; The rationale I recall from prior =
discussion=20
  about the CSN split-out<BR>is that the CSN concept has a broader =
applicability=20
  than LDUP. That seems to<BR>me to be sufficient justification for =
pursuing a=20
  standards-track publication<BR>path. I view this issue as one that is=20
  separable from the general concept of<BR>LDUP being an Experimental=20
  concept/protocol. LDUP needs CSN to work even in<BR>an experimental =
way. I=20
  certainly agree that this is not a =
sufficient<BR>justification<BR>alone for a=20
  standards-track path. But...perhaps Jim S. can shed some light<BR>on =
the=20
  specific reasons he had for suggesting standards track for CSN? =
And<BR>if=20
  others could chime in as well that would help us sort this =
out.<BR><BR>Chris=20
  Apple - Principal Architect<BR><BR>DSI Consulting, Inc.<BR><BR><U><A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]=
t</A></U>=20
  <BR><BR><U><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.dsi-consulting.com/">http://www.dsi-consulting.com</A>=
</U>=20
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