Re: [Autoconf] DAD, link-locals, two drafts and making up my mind

Alexandru Petrescu <alexandru.petrescu@gmail.com> Wed, 28 October 2009 10:08 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Autoconf] DAD, link-locals, two drafts and making up my mind
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Thomas Heide Clausen a écrit :
> Without making any comments on the quality and interest in general of 
> raft-bernardos-manet-autoconf-survey, the [autoconf] wg is not chartered 
> to provide a survey of protocols representing a "snapshot at a given time".

I agree it is not now.  If, in the future.

> We're at a juncture where the choices are either (a) pulling the plug on 
> the WG or (b) making progress on the charter item.

I believe making progress on charter item has started badly.

> Note that "adopting new work directions" are not among the choices.

Ok, not now.

Alex

> 
> Thomas
> 
> On Oct 28, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Alexandru Petrescu wrote:
> 
>> YEs, I support this draft draft-bernardos-manet-autoconf-survey-04 to 
>> become a WG item.
>>
>> It is a comprehensive overview of past descriptions of 
>> autoconfiguration  mechanisms.
>>
>> Once it is a WG item I will have more remarks on it.
>>
>> I will not condition the adoption of this WG item by the deadline of 
>> when we start to work because this WG already has many WG items about 
>> which I am not sure whether they have been adopted or not by the WG.
>>
>> This draft is good work which should be adopted.  It should have been 
>> adopted long time in the past.  If this WG wanted to deliver only 
>> _one_  WG item then I'd prefer it to be this draft.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> Charles E. Perkins a écrit :
>>> Hello Carlos,
>>> Yes, it is the same protocol that you described in your draft.
>>> I think you draft should be considered important background
>>> material for understanding the issues.
>>> Once we get to work, that is.
>>> Regards,
>>> Charlie P.
>>> Carlos Jesús Bernardos Cano wrote:
>>>> (text skipped)
>>>>
>>>>>> I have to read that solution now.  Where is it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm having a little trouble finding my old documents.
>>>>> This is work done well over five years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll send another message when I find them.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it is included in the survey draft we wrote in the past:
>>>>
>>>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-bernardos-manet-autoconf-survey-04
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise, let me know to include it in future revisions of the draft.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Carlos
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Charlie P.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
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