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Re: Non-participants [Re: Experimental makes sense for tls-authz]

2007-11-01 00:28:42
Ned Freed <ned(_dot_)freed(_at_)mrochek(_dot_)com> writes:
And even if they have read tls-authz it is hard to take comments
containing oxymorons like "experimental standard" very seriously,
since such comments are a strong indicator of lack of familiarity
with our process or 2026 criteria.

While I am sympathetic to that sentiment, there is some evidence that
people presumably well versed in IETF process and RFC2026 terminology
can be sloppy in its application--from

http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg04120.html

  Subject: Third Last Call: draft-housley-tls-authz-extns
  From: The IESG <iesg-secretary at ietf.org>
[...]
  The IESG solicits final comments on whether the IETF community has
  consensus to publish draft-housley-tls-authz-extns as an
  _experimental standard_ given the IPR claimed.

(_emphasis_ added)

-dan

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