Re: [nfsv4] Benoit Claise's Block on charter-ietf-nfsv4-05-00: (with BLOCK and COMMENT)

Hi, Benoit,

On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 2:25 AM, Benoit Claise <bclaise@cisco.com> wrote:

> Benoit Claise has entered the following ballot position for
> charter-ietf-nfsv4-05-00: Block
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> BLOCK:
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> - "The working group is also responsible for approving changes to RPC- and
> NFS-related IANA registries." I frown up the "approving" word. It sounds
> like
> we change the IANA process here. Also, it seems like this sentence covers a
> series of registries https://www.iana.org/protocols#index_N
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> Network File System version 4 (NFSv4)
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> NFSv4 ${ietf.org:CPU_ARCH} Value Registry       RFC 5661
> First Come First Served
> NFSv4 ${ietf.org:OS_TYPE} Value Registry        RFC 5661
> First Come First Served
> NFSv4 Device ID Notifications Registry  RFC 5661
> Standards Action with Expert Review (Expert: Spencer Shepler)
> NFSv4 Named Attribute Definitions Registry      RFC 5661, RFC 7530
> Specification Required for new registrations; updates to fields other than
> the
> contact field require Expert Review or IESG Approval (Expert: Spencer
> Shepler)
> NFSv4 Path Variables Registry   RFC 5661 ietf.org domain: Standards
> Action with
> Expert Review. non-ietf.org. domain: First Come First Served. (Expert:
> Spencer
> Shepler) NFSv4 Recallable Object Types Registry  RFC 5661 Standards Action
> with
> Expert Review (Expert: Spencer Shepler) pNFS Layout Types Registry
> RFC 5661
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> So we have a mix of FCFS and Standard Action with Expert Review.
> If the charter says that the WG is now responsible, what does it imply?
> For ex,
> in terms of FCFS? What do you expect from the WG in the different
> situations?
> Feedback? Approval? (what if the WG disagrees with the expert), Standards
> Action Review? Standards Action with Expert Review (Expert: Spencer
> Shepler)
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Well, that's awkward.

I'll let Spencer (S) and the working group participants copied on this
ballot e-mail take a look at this before proposing a fix, but changing the
IANA registry procedure to insert the working group wasn't something I saw
being proposed during recharter discussion

So, we'll do the right thing (and hold onto your BLOCK position until we
figure out what that is).

Spencer

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> COMMENT:
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> - What are we balloting on?
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-nfsv4/ballot/ shows two
> different
> pieces of information 1. Ready w/o external review (05-00) 2. Ballot
> question:
> "Is this charter ready for external review? Is this charter ready for
> approval
> without external review?" Is this a tooling issue?
>

It's at least an issue with the AD who sent out the ballot text ...

Transport guys have decades of experience getting confused about whether
one signal means either of two things, whether that's "does loss mean
packet congestion or packet corruption?" or, in this case, "if I think the
charter is ready but don't agree with the ballot question about external
review, do I ballot BLOCK or Yes/No Objection?"

Of course, most ADs at least delete one of the choices before opening the
ballot ...

> - "The NFSv4 working group is chartered with vetting reported issues and
> determining correctness of submitted errata." I like that approach of not
> only
> having the area responsible for evaluating errata.
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> - Like in the current NFSV4 charter, you should break down the proposed
> milestones in "WG Last Call" and "Submit Final" and add the intended status
>
> - Editorial
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> In addition, some areas may need more concentrated work to correct the
> specifications already published, to deal with unanticipated interactions
> between features, or to respond to evolving IESG expectations with regard
> to areas such as security.
>
> Could we remove "IESG"? While the IESG provides guidance and sometimes
> enforces
> rules, we should stress that the IETF is a community-based effort, as
> opposed
> to IESG-driven effort.
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