>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Josefsson <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Simon> I don't care strongly about the standards track status.
Simon> However, speaking as implementer of the protocol: If the
Simon> document ends up as informational or experimental, I
Simon> request that we make an exception and allow the protocol to
Simon> use the already allocated IANA protocol constants. That
Simon> will avoid interoperability problems. I know the numbers
Simon> are allocated from the pool of numbers reserved for
Simon> standards track documents. There is no indication that we
Simon> are running out of numbers in that registry. Thus, given
Simon> the recall, I think the IETF should be flexible and not
Simon> re-assign the IANA allocated numbers at this point just
Simon> because of procedural reasons.
Would you support publication on the standards track given the IPR
situation as someone who has implemented?
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