Re: WG document status

[Loa Andersson <loa.andersson@utfors.se>]

All,

hopefully someone can shed light on this, there seems to be a
contradiction somewhere, if "general" is intended to be understood
as applicable to Proposed, Draft and Standard equally, what is
the reason to have lesser requirements for Proposed and Draft.

Or is that "general" is something that the end result and the "steps"
in 1264 is what we have to achieve on our way there?


For PS there is a requirement of at least two independently written
implementations, but not on interoperability? Is that it?

/Loa

Lazer, Monica A, ALCNS wrote:

> Yakov,
> Bert,
> 
> 
>>>Please note that in the RTG area (rfc1264) there is no requirement
>>>for a Proposed Standard to have (a) more than one implementation, and
>>>(b) for these implementations to be interoperable.
>>>
> 
>>Nowhere in the above there is a requirement for multiple interoperable
>>implementations. With this in mind, please take out the part about
>>"interoperability test results".
>>
> 
> RFC 1264 also says:
> 
> "3.0 General Requirements
> 
>    4) Generally, a number of interoperable implementations must
>       exist.  At least two must be written independently.
> 
> 5.0 Requirements for Draft Standard
> 
>    3) Two or more interoperable implementations must exist.  At least
>       two must be written independently.
> 
> 6.0 Requirements for Standard
> 
>    3) Three or more interoperable implementations must exist.  At least
>       two must be written independently."
> 
> We would like to insist on 2 or more interoperable implementations being a requirement.  Without interoperability, any proprietary protocol does just the same, so we don't need an RFC for that.
> 
> 
> Monica A. Lazer
> Advanced Transport Technology and Architecture Planning
> 
> (908) 234 8462
> mlazer@att.com
> 
> 
> 
> 


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