Re: [v6tc] Let the market decide or not: L2TP and/or TSP

[Pekka Savola <[e-mail]>]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Jerome Durand wrote:
>> IMHO, with an informational spec and deployed code, the market can already 
>> decide between the two if it comes to that.
>
> I am not sure I understand the goal of "Informational" here if there are 
> implementations behind? Shouldn't it be PS?

The point is that an Informational RFC can be produced quickly, with a 
disclaimer like,

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in essence, such Informational RFCs don't get the official IETF "seal 
of approval", thorough review, can be insecure, etc. -- but may be 
sufficient to create interoperable implementations.

Proposed Standard has a much higher bar.. what's the point (if ISPs 
want something today if not 3 years ago) if we spin a year or two 
revising and maybe even making backwards-incompatible changes to the 
spec?

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings

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