[AFS3-std] Second Draft of Standardisation Document: Registrars

[Simon Wilkinson]

On 29 Aug 2008, at 21:04, Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote:

> OK, then.  Now let's see if we can agree on some text.  I'll  
> propose the following as a replacement for the next-to-last  
> paragraph of 2.3.2:
>
> 	This combination of roles makes it difficult for a single
> 	individual to serve as registrar.  Instead, it is proposed to
> 	expand the role of registrar to include a number of individuals
> 	from the community.  This group would initially be composed as
> 	described in section 3.
> 	
> 	Once established, the registrars set their own procedures for
> 	adding new registrars, removing registrars, and determining the
> 	size of the group.  In the event there are no registrars, a new
> 	group will be formed consisting of one representative from each
> 	active AFS implementation and one representative chosen by the
> 	chairs.
>
> I would also add the following sentence to the last paragraph of  
> 2.3.2:
>
> 	The registrars must make the current set of registries available to
> 	the community, including versions in the preferred source form.

I'm happy to adopt these. In an ideal world, I'd like to keep the  
bootstrapping details separate from the core document - so I'd prefer  
to delete the final sentence of your first paragraph, if that's  
acceptable, and remove "Once established" from the first sentence of  
the second.

Simon.