[Ntp] Antw: [EXT] Re: Robert Wilton's Discuss on draft‑ietf‑ntp‑interleaved‑modes‑05: (with DISCUSS and COMMENT)

>>> Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com> schrieb am 20.07.2021 um 13:08 in
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> On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 09:39:47AM +0000, Rob Wilton (rwilton) wrote:
>> Hence, I propose three possible alternatives:
>> 
>> (1) Change this document to somehow make use of NTPs extension mechanism
and 
> continue down the path of publishing as a proposed standard.  This, I think,

> would probably entail taking the document back to the WG.
>> 
>> (2) Change the document status to Informational rather than Standards
Track, 
> modifying the text to focus on documenting how some implementations work 
> rather than as an endorsement from IETF that this is the right way to modify

> the NTP protocol.
> 
> I'd prefer the second choice. Would anyone from the WG oppose that?
> 
>> (3) Alternatively, if the authors/WG believe that publishing that document

> as proposed standard is definitely the right choice, then I would be willing

> to change my ballot position to abstain.  I.e., I don't agree with what is 
> being done here, but neither will I block progression of the document, given

> that you say that this modification does not cause operational issues in 
> practice.

Maybe NTPv5 can "lift" interleaved mode to a standard (with a fixed
implementation, maybe).

> 
> ‑‑ 
> Miroslav Lichvar
> 
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