Re: [Rfced-future] RFC Editor liaison to the IAB? [was: Re: Comment on draft-iab-rfcefdp-rfced-model-12]

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

On 11-Mar-22 11:12, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> On 3/10/22 2:32 PM, Jay Daley wrote:
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>>> On 11/03/2022, at 10:16 AM, Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>>> On 11-Mar-22 09:57, Mirja Kuehlewind wrote:
>>>> This is indeed a good question. Thanks Rob for bring this up!
>>>> I actually think there are two options here: either the IAB could have a liaison from the RPC or, if the RPC thinks this is not needed, we probably just don’t need a liaison in the new model. This seems like the only two option to me, given we definitely don’t need a liaison from the RSAB as the IAB is sending one of the representatives and I 
don’t think it practically makes sense to have liaison from the RSWG. Or maybe having the RSCE as a liaison to the IAB could be another option but I don’t think that would be of real interest for the new 
RSCE role…?
>>>> It seems like this is actually something we might also want to update as well in draft-carpenter-rfced-iab-charter. Brian? Lars?
>>>
>>> IMHO, no. The IAB asks for a liaison *from* the RFC Editor function,
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>> Asking the function for a liaison made sense when there was a single point of control that could make that decision.  Under the new model, there isn’t that point of control.  As the draft text proposed by Peter puts it:
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>>> Under version 3 of the RFC Editor Model, various
>>> responsibilities of the RFC Editor Function are now performed
>>> alone or in combination by the RSWG, RSAB, RPC, RFC Series
>>> Consulting Editor (RSCE), and IETF LLC, which collectively
>>> comprise the essence of the RFC Editor Function.
>>
>> We’re going to need a whole new complex process just to sort out how these individuals parts are to agree on a single liaison, if "asking the function" continues to be the way forward.
> 
> Right, and I suggest that we avoid that complex process by not having a
> liaison to the IAB from the "RFC Editor Function" (if the IAB and RPC
> etc. feel that we need a liaison from the RPC then that's much easier to
> arrange).

Again, fix it later. The language in draft-carpenter-rfced-iab-charter
allows for it to be fixed later (that was intentional). If the RFC Editor
function decides not to appoint a liaison, that's fine too.

    Brian

     Brian