Internet DRAFT - draft-klensin-iasa2-2418upd-5377upd
draft-klensin-iasa2-2418upd-5377upd
Network Working Group J. Klensin
Internet-Draft October 22, 2018
Updates: 2418, 5377 (if approved)
Intended status: Informational
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IASA2 Updates for Terminology and Relationships
draft-klensin-iasa2-2418upd-5377upd-00
Abstract
The IASA2 effort changes the terminology associated with several
roles and the relationships among existing bodies and functions to
the successors of others. In some cases, the relevant earlier
documents address other matters, including ones that are critical to
IETF processes, and are better dealt with by updating the relevant
terminology or provisions rather than attempting to replace the
earlier documents in their entirety. This document provides those
updates for RFCs 2418 and 5377 [[and perhaps others in later
versions]].
Note in Draft
There has been a recent discussion on the IASA2 list, and partially
on the IETF one, about the desirability of completely replacing
important procedural or IETF process definitional documents in order
to align terminology with the new IASA model. It has been suggested
(by this author and others) that such changes are error-prone,
unnecessary work, may be misleading, and may (presumably
inadvertently) violate the WG's charter by changing IETF procedures
for creation, review, and approval of standards for the Internet.
With the posting deadline for IETF 103 (Bangkok) and awareness of the
difficulty of holding a WG discussion of a problem with one or more
documents without a concrete counterproposal in hand, this hastily-
prepared I-D is provided for the convenience of the WG and the IETF
community. Should the WG decide to make use of it, a co-author or
replacement author should be sought who would take the lead in
smoothing rough edges, inserting references where needed, adding
material for other specifications that should be updated, etc.
Status of This Memo
This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the
provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Document updates: RFC 2418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Document updates: RFC 5377 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction
The 2018 transition from the original IETF Administrative Support
Activity (IASA) to a new model renames a number of roles and tunes
the relationships among various bodies. These changes affect the
terminology associated with existing definitional and procedural
specifications without actually making substantive changes to the
procedures or operations involved. Rather than replacing
("obsoleting") the original documents where that is not strictly and
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substantively necessary, potentially creating confusion about
references to them and risking inadvertent substantive changes, this
document provides those updates that are required for consistency
with the new IASA2 approach and clarifies the relationships involved.
This version of the I-D provides the changes needed to update the
base specifications for IETF Working Group operations and procedures
[RFC2418] and advice to the IETF Trust [RFC5377] to reflect the IASA2
changes. It does not attempt to address other issues with those
documents that have arisen as the IETF has evolved or errors have
been detected.
2. Overview
The changes from the original IASA model to the iASA2 one include
changes that, while important in their own right, affect the
terminology used in other procedural documents without changing the
underlining procedures or specifications of those documents. These
changes include
o Changes of titles, e.g., from "IETF Executive Director" to
"Managing Director of the IETF Secretariat". The IASA2
specifications may change the underlying roles as well, but those
changes do not affect the documents that are the subject of this
specification.
o Changes of relationships. e.g, the Trustees of the IETF Trust are
no longer simply the members of what is in principle another body
(the IAOC, which has been eliminated) but are separately
appointed. In part because there is little actual change to the
structure or responsibilities of the Trustees themselves, the
documents that are the subject of this specification should be
updated to eliminate assertions about the previous relationships
but do not require more substantive chagnes.
3. Document updates: RFC 2418
In Section 1, paragraph 6, "The area directors sitting as a body...",
change
The IETF Executive Director is...
to
The Managing Director of the IETF Secretariat is...
See above for explanation.
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4. Document updates: RFC 5377
Section 1, paragraph 1 Drop "made up of the members of the IAOC
[RFC4371]" after "board of trustees"
Section 2, last paragraph Drop "Appeals of the actions of the
Trustees of the IETF Trust are governed by other documents. As
the Trustees are the members of the IAOC, the appeals procedure
documented in BCP 101 (currently [RFC4371]) is applicable."
[[CREF1: This is in need of careful checking. Probably the
correct change is not this one but would be a reference to
whatever document lays out the new appeals procedures.]]
Section 3, first paragraph Drop ", which is made up of the members
of the IAOC, as described in [RFC4071] and [RFC4371]".
5. Acknowledgements
This document was initiated as a response to perceived issues with
efforts to replace RFC 2418 and RFC 5377 [[CREF2: Insert references
in -01]]. It borrows extensively from the changes suggested in those
drafts and would not have been possible without the work of Rich Salz
and Joel Halpern in constructing the drafts and their suggested text.
6. IANA Considerations
[[CREF3: RFC Editor: Please remove this section before publication.]]
This memo includes no requests to or actions for IANA.
7. Security Considerations
This specification is about technical updates to IETF procedures. It
does not change the security of the Internet and any issues are
identified in the documents normatively referenced.
8. Normative References
[RFC2418] Bradner, S., "IETF Working Group Guidelines and
Procedures", BCP 25, RFC 2418, DOI 10.17487/RFC2418,
September 1998, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2418>.
[RFC5377] Halpern, J., Ed., "Advice to the Trustees of the IETF
Trust on Rights to Be Granted in IETF Documents",
RFC 5377, DOI 10.17487/RFC5377, November 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5377>.
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Author's Address
John C Klensin
1770 Massachusetts Ave, Ste 322
Cambridge, MA 02140
USA
Phone: +1 617 245 1457
Email: john-ietf@jck.com
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