Re: [dhcwg] Adrian Farrel's Discuss on draft-ietf-dhc-subnet-alloc-12: (with DISCUSS)

"Adrian Farrel" <adrian@olddog.co.uk> Wed, 22 June 2011 07:39 UTC

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From: Adrian Farrel <adrian@olddog.co.uk>
To: 'Ralph Droms' <rdroms.ietf@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [dhcwg] Adrian Farrel's Discuss on draft-ietf-dhc-subnet-alloc-12: (with DISCUSS)
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Hi,

This would work for me, but please take the time to look at the Abstract and
Introduction as well. They may need an extra line of text to make them as clear
as the revised document title.

Thanks,
Adrian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Droms [mailto:rdroms.ietf@gmail.com]
> Sent: 22 June 2011 01:52
> To: Adrian Farrel
> Cc: Ralph Droms; The IESG; Chairs Dhc;
draft-ietf-dhc-subnet-alloc@tools.ietf.org;
> dhcwg@ietf.org WG
> Subject: Re: Adrian Farrel's Discuss on draft-ietf-dhc-subnet-alloc-12: (with
> DISCUSS)
> 
> Addressing Adrian's DISCUSS, which relates closely to Pete's DISCUSS and
Peter's
> COMMENT, I suggest that the document be retitled along the lines of Adrian's
> suggestion, "Description of Cisco Systems' Subnet Allocation Option for DHCP"
to
> clarify the content of the document.
> 
> - Ralph
> 
> On Jun 21, 2011, at 9:33 AM 6/21/11, Adrian Farrel wrote:
> 
> > Adrian Farrel has entered the following ballot position for
> > draft-ietf-dhc-subnet-alloc-12: Discuss
> >
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> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > DISCUSS:
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> >
> > I'm afraid I agree with Pete's Discuss so strongly that I will raise it as
my own
> Discuss.
> >
> > Either this document should be recast as "Description of Cisco Systems'
Subnet
> Allocation Option for DHCP" (in which case Informational is acceptable) such
that
> it is obvious what and why people might be implementing. Or it should be put
on
> to the Standards Track.
> >
> > For the avoidance of doubt, I do not object to documents describing what is
in
> the field and allowing people to decide to interoperate with that. In
particular, in
> the 3942 context, this is good and proper. But I do not like the way this
document
> sits on the fence between defining "a new DHCP option" and being
> Informaitonal.
> >
> >
> >
> >