>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Petch <sisyphus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Tom> I have no problem with the underlying idea, in so far as I Tom> understand it, but I do not agree that this I-D is the best Tom> way to achieve it. Tom> I think that my problem is well illustrated by a sentence in Tom> the Abstract ' This document replaces the "hold on normative Tom> reference" rule will be replaced by a "note downward Tom> normative reference and move on" approach. ' As may be Tom> apparent, this brief - three pages plus boilerplate - I-D, Tom> aimed at BCP status, only partly updates or replaces BCP97 Tom> (also three pages plus boilerplate) so we will in future have Tom> to conflate two documents to understand what is on offer. My strong preference as an individual is to approve this document as is. I think there's a good split between RFC 3967 and this document. RFC 3967 will cover informational documents; this document will cover standards track. I'm not in principle opposed to having one document but I am opposed to the delay it would introduce. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf