On 5/10/2024 2:33 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:
On 5/10/2024 10:54 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy wrote:
* Prior to accepting any Standards Track document for development, there must
be a commitment to implement the resulting proposed standard from at least
two independent parties, as recorded on a related IETF mailing list.Just realized this concern did not get attention:
Simply put this is a thoroughly unreasonable burden.
Companies don't work that way.
Companies do not make public, future commitments for implementing standards. And when there are attempts to get them to, they waffle and evade.
First, I don't think the request is for companies. It's asking for commitment from anybody.
Second, this appears to be a lower bar than asking for
implementation reports. Also, if the IETF is creating standards
nobody is willing to implement, what's the point? This doesn't
strike me as "please put out a Press Release" but more of "raise
your hand". Maybe the word "commitment" is too strong.
Again, if the goal is to limit this working group to only take on specifications that are already in use, then just say that. It's simpler, clearer, more direct and, frankly, more pragmatic.
I agree with this.
-andy
