[urn] The "semantics clarification", aka "syntax only" draft

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

Hi.

As the list has been told by announcements from the tracker,
I've just posted draft-ietf-urnbis-semantics-clarif-01.   The
Change Log is fairly comprehensive but, for those looking for a
quick preview:

* I don't believe that it is substantively different from the
previous version or the intent of the WG on which Andy has ruled
there is consensus.

* I've eliminated material that -00 and list discussions
indicated was going to go away.

* This version is aligned with 2141bis-08 and -09 while the
prior version predated them..

* I've done considerable editorial work to make the document
read more smoothly and make it more ready for publication
(should we decide to do that) as well as to incorporate various
clarifications the need for which was identified on the mailing
list.

Those reading carefully will notice two things in the References:

(1) The reference to 2141bis should have had its date and
authors corrected and should be normative now.  Fixed in the
working version that will evolve into of -02 of this "semantics
clarification" I-D -- I'm not going to repost just to correct
that unless the co-chairs tell me to.

(2) There is essentially a forward pointer to
draft-ietf-urnbis-ns-reg-transition, listing a February 2015
date.  A revised version of that document should be posted
within the next few days.  As a preview, the most important
change in it is eliminating the reference to 3406bis since that
document was collapsed into 2141bis.

    john