On Sep 29, 2011, at 1:06 AM, Huub van Helvoort wrote: > All, > > I propose to completely remove section 5 of this draft. > > The reason: > > The IETF should *NOT* document any comment on any "multiple standards" > developed by other SDOs which are outside of the IETF's scope. > > Especially standards like like SONET/SDH, CDMA/GSM. > > The current text reflects the author's impressions, and since I don't > believe that the authors were involved in the debates when these > standards were developed, they *DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH* to comment > authoritatively on them. Isn't that why this draft is targeted as an *individual and informational* draft? Since that is the case, I don't see how your point is relevant to the document at hand. > The IETF should refrain from documenting things that might offend > other SDOs concerning standards issues in which IETF was or is not > involved. That is your opinion. However, please observe that other SDOs document and cross-reference each others' works all the time often adding their "2 cents". For example, take what the BBF does with many IETF standards. --Tom > > Best regards, Huub. > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf