Re: [apps-discuss] On "supporting the publication of this document"

[Alexey Melnikov <[e-mail]>]

Dave CROCKER wrote:

> On 5/10/2011 2:10 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>
>> On 5/10/11 8:45 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
>>
>>> Your note suggests that, at the least, the text of a Last Call 
>>> should make
>>> much more clear what sorts of comments are being sought (and why and
>>> probably from whom.)  The community should not have to guess what 
>>> sorts of
>>> responses are useful for the IESG.
>>
>> FWIW, over in the XMPP Standards Foundation (xmpp.org) we ask the 
>> following
>> questions in each of our Last Call announcements:
>
> It has the considerable benefit of guiding the respondent to provide 
> pragmatic
> detail.
>
> The IETF would do well to include some form of similar guidance in its 
> Last Call
> announcement.

+1.

> On 5/10/2011 6:15 PM, Barry Leiba wrote:
>
>>>> #    Please consider the following questions during this Last Call 
>>>> and #
>>>> send your feedback to the [e-mail] discussion list: # 
>>>> #    1.
>>>> Is this specification needed to fill gaps in the XMPP #       protocol
>>>> stack or to clarify an existing protocol? #    2. Does the 
>>>> specification
>>>> solve the problem stated in the #       introduction and 
>>>> requirements? #
>>>> 3. Do you plan to implement this specification in your code? 
>>>> #       If
>>>> not, why not? #    4. Do you have any security concerns related to 
>>>> this
>>>> specification? #    5. Is the specification accurate and clearly
>>>> written?
>>>>
>>>> Whether that's the right set of questions is another issue...
>>>
>>> This, and especially that last one, makes it sound like a PROTO 
>>> write-up.
>>> Are you sure you want that from a potentially huge list of people?
>>
>> Interesting: I think the last question is the *most* important, and 
>> the one
>> that *least* seems like it came out of a PROTO write-up.  Yes, that's 
>> the
>> question I *do* most want to see *all* reviews answer.
>
> Whereas I think each of these questions is quite important, with the 
> last one
> likely to get the most pro-forma responses, since it is the most 
> difficult to
> answer knowledgeably.

+1.