Re: Dates for architecture workshop

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

Lisa Dusseault wrote:
>  - The topic is intended to be Apps area common architecture (some such 
> pieces which already exist include SASL, LDAP, URLs, MIME types).  Any 
> topic should relate to more than one application.
>  - We would like this to be a working meeting. We may break people out 
> forcibly into twos or threes to actually write stuff (email, proposals, 
> I-D text,  etc) but we'll also have some discussion as a big group.


Lisa,

I've re-read your note a few times and while I think I understand the concept 
of "common architecture" I am not understanding what you mean by "position 
papers".

Can you clarify what sorts of architectural problems are motivating the event, 
what sorts of issues you are looking to have addressed, what sorts of 
follow-on actions you are seeking, etc.?

Thanks.

d/

ps. There is a reasonably strong argument that the most successful "common" 
architectures were not developed with the target of being "common" but rather 
for solving a specific problem.  The broader applicability came from doing a 
good job of solving the problem in a way that was flexible or clean or 
somesuch.  (Uh oh.  Did I just write a position sentence?)
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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net