The IESG has approved the following document:
- 'Alternative Decision Making Processes for Consensus-blocked Decisions in the
IETF'
<draft-hardie-alt-consensus-02.txt> as an Experimental RFC
This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an
IETF Working Group.
The document had a 4-week IETF Last Call.
The IESG contact person is Harald Alvestrand.
Technical Summary
This document proposes an experimental set of alternative
decision-making processes for use in IETF working groups. There
are a small number of cases in IETF working groups in which the
group has come to consensus that a particular decision must be made
but cannot come to consensus on the decision itself. This document
describes alternative mechanisms which can be used to come to a
decision in those cases. This is not meant to provide an exhaustive
list, but to provide a known set of tools which can be used when
required.
Working Group Summary
Discussion on various mailing lists has elicited a number of comments
indicating that the procedures in this document are useless or of marginal
utility, because in a deadlocked situation, one would not be able to get
consensus to use them. We have seen no compelling argument that their
availability would be harmful.
People also stressed the importance of stressing that these procedures
are a SUPPLEMENT to the normal consensus process. They do not in any way
replace them.
This document had a 4-week IETF Last Call.
Protocol Quality
This document was reviewed for the IESG by Harald Alvestrand.
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