Forwarding to raise awareness.  Please provide feedback on the SPICE charter by 
Thursday, February 22 by using the spice@ietf mailing list 
(https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/spice).  This consensus thread starts 
here: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/spice/TTgOt6qI3CzILzV4i34nLmkmeMc/.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPICE <spice-boun...@ietf.org> On Behalf Of Roman Danyliw
Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 2:01 PM
To: sp...@ietf.org
Subject: [SPICE] Call for consensus on SPICE charter

Hi!

At IETF 118, a BoF on SPICE was convened [1].  The meeting provided a strong 
consensus signal that there was a problem to solve and that the IETF was the 
right place to do that.  While there was enthusiasm around the topic, there was 
strong feedback the scope of the work needed refinement.

In recent months, there have been numerous follow-on discussion and refinement 
on the charter text.  As we approach final planning for IETF 119, I'd like to 
assess where we stand with a formal consensus check on a revised charter 
responsive to the feedback during the IETF 118 BoF.  Please see 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-spice/00-00/ (00-00) and respond 
to the list by Thursday, February 22 (two weeks from now):

==[ start consensus check questions ]==
(1) Do you support the charter text? Or do you have objections or blocking 
concerns (please describe what they might be and how you would propose 
addressing the concern)?

If you do support the charter text:
(2) Are you willing to author or participate in the developed of the WG drafts?

(3) Are you willing to review the WG drafts?

(4) Are you interested in implementing the WG drafts?

==[ end consensus check questions ]==

If you previously spoke up at the BoF, please repeat yourself here.  Earlier 
versions of a charter were shared on the mailing list and informal inquiries of 
support were requested.  Please repeat your support or concerns for this 00-00 
charter even if you commented on earlier iterations.

The outcome of this consensus check will inform how to plan for the second 
SPICE BoF scheduled at IETF 118.  Non-exhaustive options include:

(a) If we find consensus on the mailing with the current charter text, no BoF 
is needed, and it will be canceled.  Note, this should be viewed as a success.  
The entire point of the BoF is to produce and find consensus on a charter and 
that goal would have been realized.  SPICE proponents have indicated a side 
meeting will be held.

(b) If there are blocking concerns which cannot be resolved on the mailing 
list, these will form the basis of the IETF 118 BoF agenda

A common question I've already gotten is can SPICE be a WG by IETF 119. The 
simple answer is no -- there is insufficient time to perform all of the 
necessary review steps before IETF 119 to charter SPICE.  In more detail, 
assume hypothetically that there is unbridled enthusiasm for the work from the 
community and IESG: this email consensus check takes 2 weeks (till Feb 22) + 1 
week advanced notice before an IESG formal telechat for initial review + 
initial IESG review (on Feb 29) + 10 days for community review + a return back 
for final IESG approval at a formal telechat.    The last formal IESG telechat 
is March 7 (which is before the community review period would close).  In the 
best case by IETF 119, this charter would have been through initial IESG 
review, all community feedback would have been adjudicated, and the charter 
would be waiting discussion at the first formal IESG telechat after the IETF 
119 meeting.

As a process matter, options (a) and (b) are both hypothetical options pending 
the results of this call for consensus.  However, I'd like to be sensitive to 
earlier feedback on my use of option-(a) for the last  WG chartered out of SEC, 
KEYTRANS.  In the lead up to IETF 118, option-(a) was exercised for the planned 
KEYTRANS BOF (i.e., it was canceled) because consensus was found on the mailing 
list and sent to the IESG before the meeting.  There was community feedback 
that canceling the BOF denied an opportunity to provide feedback that was being 
saved for the F2F BoF and missed a F2F opportunity to gather interested 
parties.  To that end, I will be cross posting this call for consensus on SPICE 
to SAAG and identity adjacent WG lists (e.g., JOSE, COSE, SCITT, OAuth, RATS) 
to ensure broad awareness of this call.  SPICE proponents have signaled to me 
that they would organize a side meeting if the BoF is canceled to ensure F2F 
discussions.  Finally, if you are already aware of factors w
   hich necessitate a F2F BOF discussion that can't be introduced as part of 
this consensus check on the mailing list, please let me know.

Thanks,
Roman

[1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/minutes-118-spice-202311070830/
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