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

[John C Klensin <[e-mail]>]

--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.   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.

    john