Re: [DNSOP] raising the bar: requiring implementations

[Matthijs Mekking <[e-mail]>]

On 03/28/2018 05:19 PM, Mukund Sivaraman wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 10:55:13AM -0400, tjw ietf wrote:
>> I would say that most things we have adopted in the past few years do have
>> some implementations to reference.
>> Not when drafts are adopted, but generally before we head to WGLC I've
>> always wanted to see someone
>> who implemented the option in some manner.
>>
>> But yes, agree.
> 
> I'd raise the bar even higher, to see complete implementation in a major
> open source DNS implementation when it applies. Sometimes implementation
> problems are very revealing (client-subnet should have gone through
> this).

As mentioned in the meeting, I am in favor of requiring implementations 
before drafts become standards.

However, I would be opposed to limit acceptable implementations to the 
few major open source DNS implementations (define major). It should be 
acceptable for other organizations or just persons to contribute a 
reference implementation.

Best regards,

Matthijs



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> 		Mukund
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