I like the whole and +1 to it. I can see the pros and cons of make "drafts"
actually go away but given it is impossible to get rid of a draft from the
internet, all we end up with in the current situation are the cons and none of
the pros.
I do have one suggested change
OLD
An I-D will only be removed from the public I-D archive in compliance
with a duly authorized court order.
NEW
The IETF Chair may decide to removed an I-D from the public I-D archive.
We have better things to do than argue which courts we might accept court
orders from or what a court order is so I suggest we just let the chair do the
right thing. The chair will understand the goals of the IETF and have legal
advice available to them. If the wrong thing happens, we can fix it after the
fact by putting the ID back.
On Sep 3, 2012, at 6:00 PM, IETF Chair <chair(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org> wrote:
The IESG is considering this IESG Statement. Comments from the community are
solicited.
On behalf of the IESG,
Russ
--- DRAFT IESG STATEMENT ---
SUBJECT: Removal of an Internet-Draft from the IETF Web Site
Internet-Drafts (I-Ds) are working documents of the IETF, its Areas,
and its Working Groups. In addition, other groups, including the IAB
and the IRTF Research Groups, distribute working documents as I-Ds.
I-Ds are stored in two places on the IETF web site. First, current
ones are stored in the I-D directory. Second, current and past ones
are stored in a public I-D archive.
I-Ds are readily available to a wide audience from the IETF I-D
directory. This availability facilitates informal review, comment,
and revision.
While entries in the I-D directory are subject to change or removal
at any time, I-Ds generally remain publicly archived to support easy
comparison with previous versions.
Entries in the I-D directory are removed as part of normal process
when it expires after six months, when it is replaced by a subsequent
I-D, or when it is replaced by the publication of an RFC. In all
of these situations, the I-D remains in the public I-D archive.
An I-D will only be removed from the public I-D archive in compliance
with a duly authorized court order. If possible, a removed I-D will be
replaced with a tombstone file that describes the reason that the I-D
was removed from the public I-D archive.