Hi SM,
On 09/05/2019 11:11, S Moonesamy wrote:
Hi Magnus,
At 02:27 AM 09-05-2019, Magnus Westerlund wrote:
Because if 1/3 of the IESG members put in an ABSTAIN position the
document can not be approved. I think the main scenario would be that
one update something but don't fix something like a serious weakness in
security. Then maybe many IESG members want to put in a "I am holding my
nose on this" with the effect that the document anyway become blocked.
The above would require five Area Directors to abstain on the grounds
that the protocol has fundamental flaws which cannot be fixed.
Yes (about 5 Abstains). This is not a theoretical issue: this has
happened recently, although the reason for Abstain was a bit different.
Best Regards,
Alexey
