Re: [OAUTH-WG] OAuth specs in IETF last call

[Julian Reschke <[e-mail]>]

On 2012-01-23 18:39, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> On 1/23/12 10:11 AM, Mike Jones wrote:
>> FYI, the OAuth Core and Bearer specifications have reached IETF last
>> call status - the last step before becoming RFCs.  See the following
>> notes from the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).
>
> Well, "last step" might be a bit optimistic. :)
>
> For those who aren't familiar with the process, the next steps are:
>
> 1. IETF Last Call, which lasts two weeks. This is essentially your last
> opportunity to provide feedback!
>
> 2. During IETF Last Call, the documents will be reviewed by several
> cross-area teams within the IETF, including folks like the "GEN-ART"
> review team and the AppsDir. We'll expect at least some feedback from
> those teams. And at this stage anyone in the Internet community can
> provide feedback, too.
>
> 3. After IETF Last Call, this WG's document editors will work to address
> any feedback we've received.
>
> 4. The documents will then be scheduled for disussion during an IESG
> telechat. Before the telechat, all the members of the Internet
> Engineering Steering Group will review the specs and also provide
> feedback. If there are "DISCUSSES" and "COMMENTS" lodged then the
> document editors will need to address those (often in concert with the
> WG chairs). If some of those issues are substantive, the editors and
> chairs might bring those issues back to the WG for more discussion.
>
> 5. Assuming the documents are approved by the IESG, they will then be
> handed off to the RFC Editor team for final copy editing, proofreading,
> reference checking, etc.
> ...

6. ...and then will have to wait until all normatively referenced drafts 
are ready, too.

Best regards, Julian