Re: Running code, take 2

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Fri, 14 December 2012 12:30 UTC

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> I am surprised at this.  Gathering information about implementations is
> something that happens in some WGs and not in others, but it is always
> the chair that is driving it, often as part of the write-up prior to
> IETF Last Call.

uh, not really.  in some wg cultures, it's just seen as part of the
drafters' or implementors' job, just as is doing a mib.  i suspect that
the implementation document (and the mib) i used as an example came as a
surprise to the chairs as they are more security than routing area.

randy