Re: [Rfced-future] Thank you and closure of the RFC Future Program

[Peter Saint-Andre <[e-mail]>]

On 7/8/22 12:45 PM, John C Klensin wrote:
> 
> 
> --On Friday, July 8, 2022 11:57 -0600 Peter Saint-Andre
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
>> On 7/8/22 7:02 AM, Wes Hardaker wrote:
>>>
>>>      Thanks, all. Will this e-mail list be deactivated?
>>>
>>>
>>> We did not discuss that (and it's a good question).  As you
>>> know the  IETF is very good at not closing lists if people
>>> find them useful.   Considering there is a new list being set
>>> up for the new WG, is this one  still useful for any
>>> reason?  So how about this:
>>>
>>> Does anyone think the list should remain open and useful for
>>> some  purpose?  If so, ideally state why too and I can take
>>> that feedback back  to the IAB.  Silence by everyone will
>>> likely result in closing the list  (IMHO, not IAB-HO).
>>
>> I see no reason to keep this list open - our work is done here
>> and attention will now move to the RSWG (once that list is
>> announced).
> 
> Agreed, but that is, IMO, the other piece of the answer, which
> is that this list should not be shut down until the RSWG one is
> created and announced. 

Hopefully that will happen soon.

Given that the work of the Program is complete, discussing substantive 
matters on this list could be confusing, but I suppose there's no harm 
in doing so temporarily. I leave that to the Program chairs or IAB.

>  If the RSWG is simply going to use
> rfc-interest, than that should be said and it would be ok to
> shut this list down as soon as convenient.  On the other hand,
> if the RSWG is not going to use rfc-interest for its list, one
> of its first activities should be defining, presumably in
> consultation with the RPC, just exactly where the boundary
> between its list and rfc-interest falls and update the
> descriptions of both list to reflect that explanation.

I suppose that's all up to the new RSWG chairs, whomever they may be. I 
doubt we'll need to wait all that long in any case.

Peter