Re: [codec] consensus call: guidelines and requirements

[Jonas Svedberg <[e-mail]>]

Hi all,
  
With respect to the standardization guidelines I see that more work is needed to bring it inline with the spirit of the charter, before adopting as a WG draft document 
e.g. 
 *The charter is much clearer on the goal of having one standardized codec compared to the 
  the <draft-valin-codec-guidelines-02> where in sections 1 and 2  the guidelines target can still be
  seen as the standardization of several codecs.

 *Regarding the IPR section 5, (if this section is to be maintained in the process guidelines at all),  
  it needs be aligned with the charter and then further discussion is desired 
  especially around the listed subguidelines within section 5. 
     
 *Also in general the WG draft guidelines should be limited to the process description of the codec
  standardization work, and not include motivational/promotional parts. e.g. in section 1, section 5.   

The preferred way forward would be to develop the draft-guidelines a bit further 
and then check for consensus at  IETF 77.   

-- 

With respect to the requirements draft it is fine as a *starting point*, 
(I do see that the definition of the main application and the various design constraints/references for the various points in the "Operating Space" still need further input/discussion.  ) 
 

//BR Jonas Svedberg 

PS 
   As I am new to this list: 
   For those who do not know me I am working at Ericsson.
DS

-----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Peter Saint-Andre
Sent: den 23 februari 2010 23:32
To: Codec WG
Subject: [codec] consensus call: guidelines and requirements

Our charter [1] specifies that our first two deliverables shall be:

  1. A set of Codec Standardization Guidelines that define the work
  processes of the working group. This document shall be Informational.

  2. A set of technical Requirements. This document shall be
  Informational.

The submission deadline [2] for -00 drafts before IETF 77 is fast approaching. Because it is desirable for these documents to be official WG items before our session at IETF 77, as Chairs we hereby issue a consensus call for:

1. Accepting draft-valin-codec-guidelines-02 [3] as the initial version of the Codec Standardization Guidelines.

2. Accepting draft-valin-codec-requirements-02 [4] as the initial version of the Technical Requirements.

We emphasize that these will be *initial* versions and that the existing Internet-Drafts will be used as *starting points* for discussion and consensus-building within the WG. (In fact, the Chairs have some list feedback to incorporate before submitting these documents to the Secretariat, so the versions referenced above are not *exactly* what would be submitted, but they are close.)

We also emphasize that if accepted as WG items these documents will initially be under the editorship of the Chairs (not the current document authors) until the Chairs have an opportunity to select official Document Editors for these Internet-Drafts as described in Section 6.3 of RFC 2418. The Chairs envision that Document Editors can be selected close in time to IETF 77.

Please provide your feedback to this consensus call by the end of the day on Sunday, 2010-02-28, so that if accepted the Chairs can submit -00 versions of the relevant Internet-Drafts before the cut-off date (Monday, 2010-03-01 at 17:00 PST).

Thank you.

Peter Saint-Andre & Michael Knappe
Co-chairs, Codec WG

[1] http://tools.ietf.org/wg/codec/charters
[2] http://www.ietf.org/meeting/cutoff-dates-2010.html#IETF77
[3] http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-valin-codec-guidelines-02
[4]http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-valin-codec-requirements-02