RE: [dhcwg] DHC WG charter

Richard Barr Hibbs <rbhibbs@pacbell.net> Sat, 15 June 2002 00:29 UTC

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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:27:32 -0700
From: Richard Barr Hibbs <rbhibbs@pacbell.net>
Subject: RE: [dhcwg] DHC WG charter
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> If it is necessary for the wg to encourage multiple interoperable
> implementations and interoperability testing, then perhaps that's
> a signal that the protocol spec isn't ready to advance.   My
> experience is that if people want the protocol, they will implement
> it and do interoperability testing with no outside encouragement.
>
...now my biases are showing....  after my experience with "stealth"
implementations of private MIBs for DHCP and DNS servers, I'm not so sure
that a bit of encouragement isn't needed....  although I agree that if a
protocol spec is thought to be useful, implementations and interoperability
testing will occur.

--Barr


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