Re: [stir] current draft charter

[Dave Crocker <[e-mail]>]

On 6/17/2013 10:46 AM, Peterson, Jon wrote:
> Personally I'd rather hear more discussion about the alternatives under
> consideration, like putting credentials in the DNS. However, willingness
> to explore alternatives and understand the design space is not
> hand-waving, it's not sweeping things under the rug, it's not believing in
> unspecified miracles.


I have an even more extreme suggestion:

      Get some clarity and agreement on the services that are needed, 
independent of the way they might be implemented.  That will permit 
evaluating alternative implementation approaches more systematically and 
equitably.

      The key to such an exercise is to make /non-technical/ statements 
about functionality.  What are the semantics of the service?  Who are 
the actors? What are their roles?  What flexibilities in the service are 
desirable?  All stated without reference to technologies.


I find that such an exercise often helps avoid distracting debates about 
minor points and moves things to consensus about requirements that 
really are core.

d/

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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net