Sam: I'm seeking clarity. Are you suggesting that the pre-WG mail list ask this question while drafting the charter, or are you suggesting that the IESG include this question in the call for external review of the charter, or both? Russ On May 26, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: > I'd like to challenge the assumption that an explicit call for adoption > is required if work is mentioned in a charter. Sometimes, if work is > mentioned as a possible starting point, that's true. However for > working groups like the original XMPP, DKIM, ABFAB and BEEP, where work > was mentioned as a basis/as *the* starting point, the question of > whether to adopt the work happens as part of the chartering process. > I'm not sure that impacts how IPR is handled; in that case I'd expect > the IPR to be confirmed/discussed as part of the chartering process.