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Re: The notion of "fast tracking" drafts

John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com> Sun, 16 December 2012 20:49 UTC

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Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:49:43 -0500
From: John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com>
To: Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com>, ietf@ietf.org
Subject: Re: The notion of "fast tracking" drafts
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--On Sunday, December 16, 2012 15:08 -0500 Keith Moore
<moore@network-heretics.com> wrote:

> to this I'd add
> 
> (5) Widespread, examined belief that the specification has
> minimal impact on the Internet architecture.
> 
> I keep seeing IETF standardize protocols that seem likely to
> have seriously damaging architectural impact without much, if
> any, examination of that impact (the PCP and MIF work come
> most immediately to mind, but I could cite several others
> given a few minutes to think about it).  I'd hate to see a
> fast-tracking procedure used as a way to further circumvent
> such examination.

I think I would have said "impact on the Internet architecture
is well-understood and judged to be acceptable" instead, but we
agree about the general principle.

   john

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