Re: [HOKEY] 2nd draft of new hokey charter

[Yoshihiro Ohba <yoshihiro.ohba at toshiba.co.jp>]

Tom Taylor wrote:
> Isn't that up to you?

If it's up to 802.21a, then I am fine.

Thanks,
Yoshihiro Ohba

> Yoshihiro Ohba wrote:
> > On what specific topic in EAP pre-authentication cross-SDO effort may 
> > happen?
> >
> > Yoshihiro Ohba
> >
> >
> > Tom Taylor wrote:
> > > I agree with the proposed charter item on grounds of flexibility. 
> > > While milestones can be updated fairly easily, as we have seen, the 
> > > basic text of the charter is more difficult to change. It's better to 
> > > leave room for the possibility of cross-SDO effort rather than ignore 
> > > the issue and have to persuade the IESG to let Hokey get involved if 
> > > a liaison does come.
> > >
> > > Yoshihiro Ohba wrote:
> > > > (My comment in this email is based on my personal opinion, and does 
> > > > not represent a position of IEEE 802.21a Task Group.)
> > > >
> > > > I have a comment on the following text:
> > > >
> > > > "4) Assistance to the 802.21a group in specifying the integration of 
> > > > EAP
> > > >
> > > > pre-authentication with IEEE 802.21a. The Hokey Working Group shall 
> > > > perform tasks that are complementary to and do not duplicate work 
> > > > being done in IEEE 802.21a."
> > > >
> > > > First of all, I thank HOKEY WG for mentioning IEEE 802.21a. However, 
> > > > the text seems to imply that IEEE 802.21a Task Group needs some 
> > > > assistance from HOKEY WG, and I have not seen such a need in 802.21a 
> > > > Task Group. On the other hand, whenever 802.21a Task Group comes to 
> > > > require assistance from IETF, a liaison letter asking for a specific 
> > > > assistance could be sent from IEEE 802 to an appropriate IETF WG 
> > > > (and such an IETF WG may not be the HOKEY WG depending on what 
> > > > specific assistance on a specific issue is needed), using the 
> > > > existing liaison relationship between IEEE 802 and IETF, even if 
> > > > HOKEY charter does not have the above text.  Having said that I 
> > > > don't see a real need for having the above text in HOKEY charter for 
> > > > now.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Yoshihiro Ohba
> > > ....