Re: Experimental makes sense for tls-authz

[Andrew Newton <andy at hxr.us>]

On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Bernard Aboba wrote:

> There are some current situations in the IETF, where IMHO it is quite
> obvious that a consensus of implementers exists, as judged by
> interoperable implementations.  Yet the IETF persists in taking an
> alternate path with (seemingly) little prospect of success.  Often in
> these cases the "bogo-standards" are being pushed by the WG chair 
> (s) or
> ADs with little or no real backing from the IETF community.

I agree, though I wouldn't place the blame only on WG chairs and  
ADs.  Sometimes this is done by small but load "clicks" of people.

And it does seem that the IETF does not put enough emphasis on  
interoperable implementations... or as much as it should.  This does  
not mean the existence of interoperable implementations trumps all  
other concerns, but in cases where they do exist the bar should be  
set higher.

-andy

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