Re: [weirds] Scope and guiding principles

Jim Galvin <galvin+weirds@elistx.com> Tue, 08 May 2012 15:01 UTC

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Subject: Re: [weirds] Scope and guiding principles
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-- On May 3, 2012 4:56:12 PM -0700 Francisco Arias 
<francisco.arias@icann.org> wrote regarding [weirds] Scope and guiding 
principles (was Re: I-D Action: draft-hollenbeck-dnrd-ap-query-00.txt) 
--

> Steve and I believe we may benefit by agreeing in a few basic
> principles to guide our work. From this and previous discussions we'd
> suggest the following guiding principles:
>
> 1. The protocol MUST enable policy options, not dictate them.
>
> 2. We MUST only specify features that are already
> required/implemented by registries/registrars.

I agree in principle.  As with many things, it's about how we as a 
group and our chairs manage things, as has been mentioned by others 
responding to this thread.

I'm reminded of a quote often used in development groups:  The 
difference between theory (principle?) and practice in practice is much 
greater than the difference between theory and practice in theory.

Jim