Re: [apps-discuss] [alto] Review of draft-ietf-alto-protocol-11.txt

Richard Alimi <ralimi@google.com> Sat, 05 May 2012 00:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] [alto] Review of draft-ietf-alto-protocol-11.txt
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On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Vijay K. Gurbani <vkg@bell-labs.com> wrote:
> On 05/03/2012 01:59 AM, Ben Niven-Jenkins wrote:
>>>
>>> This seems reasonable to me, except would it be appropriate to
>>> have this kind of document dependency?  Would it be more
>>> appropriate to just reference RFC2616?
>>
>>
>> Up to you. HTTPBIS is in the process of putting the HTTPBIS specs
>> through WG LC so there is light at the end of the tunnel for them
>> popping out as RFCs. I referred to the HTTPBIS document because it's
>> easier to find an appropriate reference but similar material is in
>> 2616.
>
>
> If the reference to HTTPBIS is informative, then we are not gated
> by HTTPBIS reaching the terminal state of RFC assignment.
>
> So the question to Rich A. would be whether he thinks that the
> reference we put in fits better as Informative or Normative.
> If the former, then we can move ahead without any delays.

Based on my understanding, this seems like a normative reference.  If
someone thinks otherwise, please say so and I'll be happy to add a
reference to HTTPbis instead :)

Rich

>
> Thanks,
>
>
> - vijay
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