Hi Karl, we should address the three issues in separate telecons for each after GGF13. I would have no problem to have a second comment period afterwards (where we should finally collect the positive comments after all ;-)) Best regards Wolfgang Karl Czajkowski wrote:
On Feb 28, Jim Pruyne loaded a tape reading:
All,
Here are minutes from today's telecon. We'll meet again next week at the usual time. Reminder to follow.
--- Jim
Sorry, I missed the call due to a nasty cold w/ fever...
Was there any discussion of the overall plan or scope of activity for the spec work? My gut feeling is that there were a number of minor points raised during the comment period but the three issues with the biggest practical impact are:
1) resolving the asynchronous/peer-to-peer messaging requirements
2) and making sense of the termination issue
3) understanding the Agreement lifecycle as it relates to these two problems
All of these have seen some discussion on the list, I know, but none have had a clear conclusion. My meta-question is whether we are in agreement that these should be addressed as possibly substantial edits to the specification (if necessary)... I think these problems overlap with some general specification "damage" which occurred when the negotiation mechanisms were stripped out and the state model reduced.
I think we should try to get these things right and be open to the possibility of a second comment period after the edits are complete.
Thoughts?
karl
p.s. of course there is also still a great need for a primer or other layman's guide, but I am focusing on the eventual standard itself.
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