URLREG minutes from the L.A. Meeting

Here are the minutes from the L.A. meeting.  Please forward corrections and/or clarifications to Rich Petke ([email protected]).  Thanks.


Minutes of the URLREG WG, 41st IETF Meeting

Minutes recorded by Lisa Dusseault of Microsoft and Edited by Rich Petke of CompuServe Network Services.

A brief overview of the current "procedures" draft, previously posted to the list and the Internet Drafts directory, was presented.  It was pointed out that the draft was nothing more than a reflection of the minutes from the Washington, DC meeting.  The overview highlighted the proposed four classifications of scheme names:  common names, acronyms, trademarks, and the DNS based "NOREG" scheme.

After some discussion it was generally agreed that the IETF/IESG should try to avoid the whole trademark issue as much as possible.

There was a brief discussion on whether ANY registration procedure would be used or not.  The consensus was that it most likely would be used.

The discussion then focused on the proposed four categories for scheme names as outlined in the current draft.  After a long (but enlightening), debate, the consensus of the group was to:

Create three classifications of scheme names:  Standard, vendor (start with (vnd."), and private (a.k.a. the NOREG scheme).
Mimic the MIME registration procedures outlined in RFC 2048.

Standard scheme names will require an RFC that documents them and change control for the scheme belongs to the IESG.

Vendor scheme names require a registration form to be completed but RFCs are encouraged.  Change control of the scheme belongs to the vendor.

Private scheme names do not even require registration.

Rich Petke pledged to have a new draft of the registration procedures document out by the end of the month.