Hi Martin,
On 01/25/2013 09:36 PM, Martin Rex wrote:
I don't know about the last time it happened, but I know about
one time in Nov-2009 in the TLS WG (now rfc5746).
I recall that and agree with the sequence of events you
describe, but I'm not sure that that situation is
relevant when considering this draft, for two reasons:
- First, that was the IETF in security-incident-handling
mode, and that's just different from normal process for
us, whether fast-tracked or not. Its in the nature of things
that the vast majority of security incidents don't
directly affect IETF protocols so as to require a
backwards incompatible change. So I think that was a
highly unusual case. (And let's hope things stay that
way.)
- Second, there was significant controversy within the
WG before the last calls, (with many hundreds of mails;-)
so a set of WG chairs that chose to try a fast-track
experiment in such circumstances would be crazy basically.
(Remember, we're only talking about an experiment here.)
As for Eliot's question, I don't recall any case when
a WG skipped WGLC. Even if its not part of 2026, right
now it's a de-facto but mandatory part of the process
as far as I can see. I'd be interested if there are cases
where WGLC was skipped, esp. if its been regularly done.
S.