Re: [alto] Comments to "draft-ietf-alto-problem-statement-01"

[Eric Burger <[e-mail]>]

Sounds even better.

On Jun 3, 2009, at 4:13 AM, Sebastian Kiesel wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 09:39:55PM -0400, Eric Burger wrote:
>> Inline.
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Linda Dunbar wrote:
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for the explanation. Since I haven't  
>>> participated
>>> in the ALTO discussion until recently, I am not aware that working
>>> group has already reached consensus on the document. Seeing the
>>> document is only at its Version 1, I thought the document is still  
>>> at
>>> its early stage and open for input.
>>>
>> More important: thanks for the review!  The document went through  
>> quite a
>> few revisions at the draft-marocco stage.
>>> I will take you suggestion on trying to draw a "better picture" and
>>> submit to the working group for review.  If no better picture can be
>>> agreed by the working group, I would like to take your offer on
>>> putting the following words into the document:
>>>
>>>
>>> Figure 1 is only representative of the situation and, in particular,
>>> does NOT enumerate any particular or favored implementation strategy
>>>
>> Both (either a new figure or the disclaimer text) works for me.   
>> Any one
>> else in the group have thoughts?
>
> I think the current figure is adequate (but looking forward to see a
> proposal for a better one).
>
> regarding the caption/disclaimer: I think that although there are lots
> of approaches for dealing with the ALTO problem, the figure was not
> chosen randomly and coincidences with actual protocol proposals are  
> not
> completely unintentional. maybe something like:
>
>
> Figure 1 illustrates the situation and components for one of several
> possible high-level solution approaches for dealing with the ALTO
> problem, namely the one which the ALTO WG has agreed to work on and
> which is reflected in the ALTO WG charter.
>
>
> (hoping that the "illustrates" gives enough hints that this figure
> is not normative and does not mandate that there must be a single
> ALTO server implemented as a physical box, etc.)
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Sebastian
>
>
>
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