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Re: [Ltru] Liaison with TC37/SC2



Hi -

> From: "Doug Ewell" <dewell at adelphia.net>
> To: "LTRU Working Group" <ltru at ietf.org>
> Cc: "Sue Ellen Wright" <sellenwright at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:31 PM
> Subject: [Ltru] Liaison with TC37/SC2
>
> I've obtained a copy of the FDIS text for ISO 639-3 from Sue Ellen 
> Wright, Chair of the US ANSI Technical Advisory Group (TAG).
> 
> I suspect other list memebers will want their very own copy as well, and 
> so I'm wondering if the group thinks it would be beneficial for either 
> the LTRU WG or the ietf-languages list to create an IETF liaison with 
> ISO TC37/SC2, the subcommittee that is developing ISO 639-3.  This might 
> give us a quicker response on things like updated documentation and 
> information about 639-3.
...

Writing as a technical contributor...

The information flow is most welcome, but...
Just why would an official liaison relationship be necessary?

As long as there is some overlap in the participants, and the
necessary information travels where it needs to go, I think we're
ok. Making it an official liaison relationship brings things under BCP
103 (RFC 4053) which might be a bit heavier-weight than we really
need or want.

My experience in other WGs both in ISO land as well as here in the
IETF is that chairs on both ends are quite reasonable about permitting
preliminary document access to outside experts, especially when there
is closely related work or inter-dependencies.  There are times when
formal channels become necessary, but my strong personal preference
is to set up formal liaison relationships only when absolutely necessary.

Randy


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