Protocol Action: IETF Standards Process Documents to BCP
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Subject: Protocol Action: IETF Standards Process Documents to BCP
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This action was reported by Fred Baker during the opening session of the IETF Meeting in Montreal. The IESG has approved the the following Internet-Drafts for publication as Best Current Practices RFCs: 1. The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3: a proposed revision of part of RFC 1602 <draft-ietf-poised95-std-proc-3-06.txt> 2. IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees <draft-ietf-poised95-nomcom-05.txt> 3. The Organizations Involved in the IETF Standards Process <draft-ietf-poised95-ietf-orgs-03.txt> The IESG also approved the Internet-Draft IETF-ISOC Relationship <draft-ietf-poised95-isoc-03.txt> for publication as an Informational RFC. These documents are the product of the Process for Organization of Internet Standards '95 (Poised95) Working Group. The IESG contact person is Fred Baker. ========================================================================= 1. The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3: a proposed revision of part of RFC 1602 <draft-ietf-poised95-std-proc-3-06.txt> Technical Summary In the words of the document: The Internet Standards Process described in this document is concerned with all protocols, procedures, and conventions that are used in or by the Internet, whether or not they are part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. In the case of protocols developed and/or standardized by non-Internet organizations, however, the Internet Standards Process normally applies to the application of the protocol or procedure in the Internet context, not to the specification of the protocol itself. ... The goals of the Internet Standards Process are: o technical excellence; o prior implementation and testing; o clear, concise, and easily understood documentation; o openness and fairness; and o timeliness. The procedures described in this document are designed to be fair, open, and objective; to reflect existing (proven) practice; and to be flexible. The community needs this document because it spells out the way we develop standards, the steps along the way, and the ways disagreements and intellectual property rights are handled. Working Group Summary To say that the POISED process was without significant debate would be ludicrous. However, there are no outstanding issues (to this reviewer's knowledge) that remain under debate - the text seems to satisfy the concerns of those who have taken part in the discussion. This represents a major revision from its predecessor. Changes in content are primarily in the appeals process and the handling of intellectual property rights. Unlike the first document, which was published without testing, the current document's procedures have been tested in that we have been operating on them for some period of time, and have achieved better results with these procedures than with the predecessor document. There were no last call comments. Protocol Quality The specification was reviewed by Fred Baker, in his role as IETF Chair. Several IAB and IESG members contributed significantly to the discussion in the working group, and Scott Bradner authored it. To the reviewer's knowledge, there is but one implementation, and it is not clear that the implementation always interoperates with itself. However, at the present time, the community consensus is that this is the best we can do. ========================================================================= 2. IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees <draft-ietf-poised95-nomcom-05.txt> Technical Summary In the words of the document: The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled has been exercised four times since its formal creation. The evolution of the process has relied principally on oral tradition as a means by which the lessons learned could be passed on to successive committees. This document is a self-consistent, organized compilation of the process as it is known today. Working Group Summary There was quite a bit of debate on the POISED list and in meetings about this document. However, the specifics that it imposes were agreed among the working group, and there are no outstanding issues to my knowledge that would require documentary changes. There were no last call comments. Protocol Quality The specification was reviewed by Fred Baker, in his role as IETF Chair. Several IAB and IESG members contributed significantly to the discussion in the working group. As noted in the document, the Nominating Committee process has now operated four times, each time with a different internal mechanism. This document distills those truths learned in the process and passed along by the chairs of those committees. ========================================================================= 3. The Organizations Involved in the IETF Standards Process <draft-ietf-poised95-ietf-orgs-03.txt> Technical Summary This document lists the organizations involved in the standards process and the roles of certain key contributors (such as the IETF Executive Director, the Working Group Chair and Document Editor). Working Group Summary I believe that this document was not heavily contested. There was a grand total of one last call comment, that being from this reviewer. It asked for a minor reorganization of the material to improve document utility. Protocol Quality The specification was reviewed by Fred Baker, in his role as IETF Chair. Several IAB and IESG members contributed significantly to the discussion in the working group, and Scott Bradner do-authored this document. To the reviewer's knowledge, there is but one