Re: [netmod] WG LC draft-ietf-netmod-module-tags-02 - 10/2/18

Alex Campbell <Alex.Campbell@Aviatnet.com> wrote:
> I have no issue with systems using tags to classify or organize
> modules, however this seems to me like something that would be
> specific to the system doing the classifying.
> It would not be something that needs to be specified in the module
> itself (except perhaps as freeform description text), and it certainly
> would not need to involve the NETCONF server.
> What would a server do with module classification data?

It would use it to populate the "/module-tags" list in the operational
state, where operators can read the tags.

/martin

> (unless it is
> also implementing some kind of module browsing interface, in which
> case it might be used to supply the browser with data)
> 
> Hashtags - all types, that I'm aware of - are inherently freeform and
> fluid, changing quickly according to the desires of users. I don't
> think it makes sense to "hard-code" them in published RFCs or even
> published vendor modules or firmware.
> 
> Tomorrow, I might want to list all modules for management plane
> protocols. As a network operator, should I go and update the
> ietf-module-tags on all of my network elements? That seems silly. This
> should be client-side data. (And if I did, what happens when I add a
> new router and forget to update its tag data? Will that confuse the
> client?)
> 
> Regards, Alex
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Christian Hopps <chopps@chopps.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, 17 October 2018 1:04 a.m.
> To: Alex Campbell
> Cc: Christian Hopps; joel jaeggli; NETMOD Working Group
> Subject: Re: [netmod] WG LC draft-ietf-netmod-module-tags-02 - 10/2/18
> - 10/16/18
> 
> >
> > On Oct 3, 2018, at 8:22 PM, Alex Campbell <Alex.Campbell@Aviatnet.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > The introduction does not explain what they are useful for
> 
> The second sentence of the abstract: "The expectation is for such tags
> to be used to help classify and organize modules." The introduction
> repeats this in the first sentence. I'm not sure how much differently
> we could say "Tags are useful for organizing and classifying
> modules". Are you asking for justification on the usefulness of
> organizing and classifying things? I think this concept is rather
> widely accepted.
> 
> 
> > , it just makes a comparison to #hashtags (which is something I would
> > expect to see in an April 1st RFC).
> 
> Using tags to help organize collections of data is literally
> ubiquitous: Movies/music/media, IP routes, and yes even social media
> are just a few examples.  Regarding April 1st, are you are unfairly
> restricting your perspective to only the ironic use of hashtags?
> Hashtags organically developed as a useful and widely used way for
> people and groups to add meta-data to their messages which then
> allowed other services to collect and present them in useful
> ways. Indeed businesses and other groups use hashtags for this purpose
> to great success. It was hardly a joke, and for many folks it is
> immediately useful to understand what is being proposed.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris.
> 
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Re: [netmod] WG LC draft-ietf-netmod-module-tags-02 - 10/2/18 - 10/16/18