Re: [Detnet] Reference to an Informational RFC

The downref should also be included in the document shepherd's writeup. The
rule is that an informative RFC can be a normative reference if it's
required to properly understand or implement the draft.

Cheers,
Andy

On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 1:10 PM John Scudder <jgs=
40juniper.net@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:

> Yes, exactly as David says. If the normative reference is needed, there’s
> no need to shy away from it, the process is not onerous. (And we can
> subsequently also get 9016 onto the downref registry if it belongs there,
> as itsounds like it might). https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/downref/
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> —John
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> On Sep 8, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Black, David <David.Black@dell.com> wrote:
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> Check with your AD – this is allowed as an exception if it is truly
> necessary, but attention has to be called to the exception (e.g., in the
> IETF Last Call announcement, if I remember correctly).
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> Thanks, --David
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> *From:* detnet <detnet-bounces@ietf.org> *On Behalf Of *Don Fedyk
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 8, 2021 10:39 AM
> *To:* John Scudder; detnet@ietf.org
> *Cc:* draft-ietf-detnet-yang@ietf.org; 'DetNet Chairs'
> *Subject:* [Detnet] Reference to an Informational RFC
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> Hi John
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> While going through last call comments on draft-ietf-detnet-yang.txt  https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-detnet-yang
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> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-detnet-yang__;!!LpKI!3snW_FEN5Y_49XLeTZS0lTspVb80pCSiv52DYRHQLrQOwsrbbLYpWK9tSapny8x0$>
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> Tom Petch Noted, among his many comments,
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> “It is unfortunate that RFC9016 is Informational - it needs to be a
> Normative Reference IMO; your AD is probably familiar with this problem as
> it occurred as recently as last month and will doubtless occur many times
> again. “
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> What is the course of action for us?
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> Thanks
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> Don & Authors
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