Re: [Idr] Revised proposed IDR charter

[Eric Rosen <[e-mail]>]

With regard to the paragraph:

        The IDR working group also has an oversight role for all extensions
        made to BGP for other uses that may be developed in other working
        groups. IDR will review extensions made to BGP in other working
        groups at least at WG document adoption and during working group
        last calls. The IDR working group will also provide advice and
        guidance on BGP to other working groups as requested. In some cases
        the IDR WG chairs may work with the chairs of other working groups
        and the IESG to move BGP work into the IDR WG instead of the another
        WG.

I'd suggest omitting the first and last sentences.  The first sentence adds
no content, it just provides something to fight about (what does "oversight"
mean, exactly?).  The last sentence doesn't seem to add anything either, as
WG chairs may negotiate at any time to move stuff from one WG to another.
Historically, however, IDR has been more likely to give stuff away than to
take stuff in.

On the issue of whether it is IDR's job to "protect the Internet" by
blocking other WGs from augmenting the use of BGP (or particular BGP
sessions), that fight has been fought and lost multiple times in the past
dozen years.