> This is not actually correct. The IETF has a very long history of > pushing back on multiple redundant solutions to the same problem. > There are a great many cases of ADs, working group chairs, and others > pushing quite hard to prevent multiple solutions when one would work > fine. > > In the very many previous cases it was not necessary to write a > document because the second (or third, or ...) solution was within the > same standards body, and it was possible to either prevent > publication, or publish the second solution as informational, or > publish the second solution with a disclaimer up front saying some > form of "we recommend this other solution [add normative reference] > which is the agreed IETF standard". as ops ad, i had to do that with cops randy _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf