[AFS3-std] Re: [rfc-ise] AFS3 Standardization and Independent Submissions

[Douglas E. Engert]

On 3/24/2011 6:48 PM, Nevil Brownlee wrote:
>
> Hi Douglas:
>
> Your enquiry has raised quite a few interesting questions.
> My Editorial Board are generally supportive of publishing material such
> as AFS-3, but are wary of the long-term implications of that.
> We'll be discussing it further at OEFT 80 in Prague next week,
> I'll get back to you as soon as we've reached consensus.
>
> Cheers, Nevil (ISE)
>
> PS: I'll be doing ISE Office Hours in Prague, Mon and Tue from
> 0900 to 1115. If you're around then, I'll be happy to discuss
> this with you.

I was not able to make the meeting. but Jeff Hutzelman, co-chair of
the krb-wg, will be there and has promised to stop by to see you.

>
> On 03/18/2011 07:38 AM, Douglas E. Engert wrote:
>> As you may have seen, there has been a group formed of developers, to standardize
>> the AFS protocols. As one of the co-chairs, I am writing to you to get your
>> options on our process and how these drafts can be moved forwardas Independent
>> Submissions.
>>
>> A history of AFS can be found at: http://openafs.org
>>
>> A number of independent interoperable implementations of AFS have been developed
>> over the years and for a number of reasons, using the IETF Independent Submissions
>> track has been deemed to be the way to go.
>>
>> The foundations of the process and the group can be found in:
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-wilkinson-afs3-standardisation-01.txt
>>
>> Many of the members of the group are current or former IETF WG chairs and
>> are familiar with the general IETF submission process, but not with the
>> Independent Submissions. So I am contacting you, the IS editor, to get
>> you option on the process and if we are doing what would be expected.
>>
>> All of the drafts have -afs3- in the name.
>>
>> This first draft has been submitted as Informational and has passed a last
>> call on the mailing list:
>>
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-brashear-afs3-pts-extended-names-09.txt
>>
>> These have been submitted but and are being considered by the group:
>>
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-deason-afs3-getsizev2-02.txt
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-deason-afs3-type-time-00.txt
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-keiser-afs3-xdr-union-00.txt
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-tkeiser-afs3-volser-tlv-04.txt
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-wilkinson-afs3-bos-identities-00.txt
>>
>> Our group is based on:
>> http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-wilkinson-afs3-standardisation-01.txt
>>
>> So we would like to know if these look acceptable as Independent
>> Submissions and what we should be doing with the first one of these,
>> draft-brashear-afs3-pts-extended-names-09.
>>
>> Thanks.
>

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