Re: The notion of "fast tracking" drafts

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Sun, 16 December 2012 22:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: The notion of "fast tracking" drafts
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On 12/16/2012 04:49 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
> ISTM that you are of the opinion that anything the IETF
> does to go faster is bad in and of itself because its
> scary.
It's not that simple, at least in my opinion.

I'm generally fine with fast tracking a document that describes a simple 
protocol that is easily understood, easily implemented, 
noncontroversial, and has a limited impact.  In all other cases, I think 
that more deliberation is appropriate.   That's not to say that IETF 
currently makes good use of deliberation time.  But I'd rather see it 
make better use of that time, than to try to reduce that time without 
first improving protocol and document quality. For example, I'd like to 
see earlier and more explicit cross-area review.

Keith