Re: [Tzdist] AD review of draft-ietf-tzdist-service-07 - Sections 8 - 10

[Ken Murchison <[e-mail]>]

On 05/12/2015 12:25 PM, Cyrus Daboo wrote:
> Hi Barry,
>
> --On May 7, 2015 at 9:57:05 AM +0100 Barry Leiba 
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>> -- Section 8 --
>>
>
>> *** You're specifying a Standards Track RFC *and* review by a
>> designated expert.  Why do you need both?  Presumably, time zone
>> experts in the IETF (such as the participant whom the IESG might
>> designate) will be participating in the consensus process anyway.  Why
>> is it good to set up a situation wherein one individual is empowered
>> to override (rather than to participate in and influence) IETF
>> consensus?
>>
>> Small thing: If you want a Standards Track RFC to be required, you
>> should say that the registration policy is "Standards Action", and
>> reference RFC 5226.  If you do *also* want a designated expert, you
>> should use "Standards Action and Expert Review", and you should
>> specify instructions for the designated expert.
>>
>> *** The instructions to the DE should explain what the DE should be
>> considering, and when it's appropriate to decline a registration
>> request ("reject with cause", in your terminology).  It's not
>> acceptable to give a designated expert license to reject a request
>> without any guidance about when that's appropriate.
>
> If others are OK with it, I would be willing to just go with 
> "Specification Required" (as per RFC5226) and provide suitable 
> instructions for the designated expert.

+1


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Kenneth Murchison
Principal Systems Software Engineer
Carnegie Mellon University