Re: [Rfced-future] Consensus check: Issue 22 – new stream for RFC Editor

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

On 23-Jun-21 05:00, Adrian Farrel wrote:
> I don't have a problem with this idea, but I also think it is massively 
missing the point.
> 
> The RFC Series is not owned by the IAB. Formerly it was owned by the RSE 

Well, it all depends on what you mean by "owned". The IETF has a BCP that 
says:

"The IAB must approve the appointment of an organization to
 act as RFC Editor and the general policy followed by the RFC Editor."

so that is going to need changing in the not too distant future.

The copyright in the RFC Series is currently owned by the IETF Trust (to over-simplify things in a way that an IPR lawyer would hate).

> and it will become owned by the RSWG&RSAB.

Not really. They will "own" the policy-formation bit.
 
> Thus, decisions about creating new streams (as many as are wanted) will 
be made by the RSWG&RSAB. So I don't think we need to document it, or if we do, let's do it in a more general way such as...
> 
> "The RSWG with approval of the RSAB may create additional streams as necessary."
> 
> Of course, a slightly tricky question is on which stream *this* document will get published.

Exactly why IMHO we need to create the editorial stream and fix the IAB charter, simultaneously with publishing the new model in the editorial scheme.

   Brian


> 
> Adrian
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rfced-future <[e-mail]> On Behalf Of Eliot Lear
> Sent: 22 June 2021 15:52
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [Rfced-future] Consensus check: Issue 22 – new stream for RFC Editor
> 
> In yesterday's meeting there was general consensus that there should be 

> a new stream, and that the RSE/A should manage it.  The general argument 
> was that there should be no supervisory check performed by the IAB after 
> the RSAB has approved a document.
> 
> Please send any concerns by 6 July.
> 
> Eliot
> 
> 
>