+1 to Ron’s comments.

—Colby 

> On Oct 5, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Ron Bonica <rbonica=40juniper....@dmarc.ietf.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Jim,
>  
> The call for adoption has already been posted. There is no way to put that 
> toothpaste back into its tube. However, I strongly recommend against such 
> calls for adoption in the future.
>  
> Normally, the authors of a document are encouraged to answer technical 
> questions as a condition of adoption. Bullet points 1, 2, and 4 in the call 
> for adoption defer that requirement until WG last call. Could this be why 
> technical questions are not being addressed during the call for adoption.
>  
> In some extreme conditions, it may be necessary to modify the usual call for 
> adoption procedure. But these exceptional conditions have not been 
> articulated.
>  
> It is unfortunate that two of the three working group chairs are also 
> co-authors of the draft. While there may not have been any impropriety, the 
> appearance of impropriety is difficult to avoid.
>  
>                                                                               
>                  Ron
>  
>  
>  
> Juniper Business Use Only
> From: spring <spring-boun...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-boun...@ietf.org>> On 
> Behalf Of James Guichard
> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 11:10 AM
> To: ext-andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com 
> <mailto:ext-andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com> <andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com 
> <mailto:andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com>>; SPRING WG <spring@ietf.org 
> <mailto:spring@ietf.org>>
> Cc: spring-cha...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-cha...@ietf.org>
> Subject: Re: [spring] WG Adoption call for 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/
>  
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/>
>  
> [External Email. Be cautious of content]
>  
> Andrew,
>  
> As stated in our email of September 9th, the chairs communicated that the 
> working group reached rough (quite clear) consensus for standardizing one 
> data plane solution to compress segment routing over IPv6. In addition to 
> this there was an inclination toward using the CSID document as the basis for 
> our work in this area. The chairs recognized that there was however 
> disagreement as to whether this document, having multiple SRv6 EndPoint 
> behaviors, could be considered consistent with the working group consensus 
> for a single data plane solution. This issue quite clearly needed to be 
> addressed, and the chairs, recognizing that the working group is keen to make 
> progress in this area, had the option of trying to resolve the issue prior to 
> issuing an adoption call, or give the working group the opportunity to 
> express their opinions as part of a call for adoption.
>  
> Those who feel that we need to resolve the consistency issue before adoption, 
> as with those who think this is not a good basis for the WG work, are free 
> and expected to object to the WG adopting the document. That is distinct from 
> objecting to the chairs issuing the adoption call.
>  
> In essence, the chairs have combined the question of when to resolve 
> consistency and the question of whether this document is a good basis for the 
> WG into one call.
>  
> Yours,
>  
> Jim, Bruno & Joel
>  
>  
> From: Andrew Alston <andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com 
> <mailto:andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com>> 
> Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 4:21 PM
> To: James Guichard <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com 
> <mailto:james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>>; SPRING WG <spring@ietf.org 
> <mailto:spring@ietf.org>>
> Cc: spring-cha...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-cha...@ietf.org>
> Subject: Re: WG Adoption call for 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/
>  
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/>
>  
> Sorry – but – I’m a little confused here.
>  
> Because the way I look at this – the working group clearly stated that they 
> wished for a single behavior – and this – does not deliver that – it is two 
> separate behaviors.  As such – I see this call for adoption – irrespective of 
> the merits or lack thereof of the draft, as a clear defiance of the stated 
> will of the working group.
>  
> This is simply does not fit into the definition of bottom up approach in my 
> opinion – and if this is the way that the chairs wish to proceed – then the 
> only way to do that and still fit within the bottom up approach is to first 
> ask this working group for its consensus to deviate from the single behacvior 
> approach that the working group agreed to.
>  
> As such – I must  strongly and unequivocally object to this call for adoption
>  
> Andrew
>  
> From: spring <spring-boun...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-boun...@ietf.org>> on 
> behalf of James Guichard <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com 
> <mailto:james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>>
> Date: Friday, 1 October 2021 at 17:05
> To: SPRING WG <spring@ietf.org <mailto:spring@ietf.org>>
> Cc: spring-cha...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-cha...@ietf.org> 
> <spring-cha...@ietf.org <mailto:spring-cha...@ietf.org>>
> Subject: [spring] WG Adoption call for 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/
>  
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!UgHfCuOO1iLosaFP2WimwZG0wZs8K4M207wL2s4XLjVA17cIwtD6MEEk4Y63Kp0-$>
> Dear WG:
>  
> The chairs would like to express their appreciation for all the responses 
> received to our emails with reference to how the working group wishes to move 
> forward with respect to a solution for SRv6 compression.
>  
> The apparent inclination of the working group is to use 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/
>  
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fdatatracker.ietf.org*2Fdoc*2Fdraft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cjames.n.guichard*40futurewei.com*7C5e0d0fdb84404b53517108d98519075f*7C0fee8ff2a3b240189c753a1d5591fedc*7C1*7C0*7C637687164816496052*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C1000&sdata=*2BVsL9*2BHgyiQLb7*2FoAY437Vek4bhHWMrl3KdoTPbAnGU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!NEt6yMaO-gk!UgHfCuOO1iLosaFP2WimwZG0wZs8K4M207wL2s4XLjVA17cIwtD6MEEk4fN3O0eM$>
>  as the basis for its compression standardization work. That is part of what 
> this email attempts to confirm.
>  
> Because of the above the chairs would like to issue a 2-week WG call for 
> adoption ending October 15th for 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression/
>  
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fdatatracker.ietf.org*2Fdoc*2Fdraft-filsfilscheng-spring-srv6-srh-compression*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cjames.n.guichard*40futurewei.com*7C5e0d0fdb84404b53517108d98519075f*7C0fee8ff2a3b240189c753a1d5591fedc*7C1*7C0*7C637687164816506046*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C1000&sdata=67Ot32mHEqz0JXCc01*2BuI6I1WPOzrwrCTEp3rp9cVE8*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!NEt6yMaO-gk!UgHfCuOO1iLosaFP2WimwZG0wZs8K4M207wL2s4XLjVA17cIwtD6MEEk4dinC8Ry$>
>  but with some clear guidelines as follows. By expressing support for 
> adoption of this document you are fully aware of and are acknowledging that:
>  
> The SPRING working group is adopting a document that has multiple SRv6 
> Endpoint behaviors.
> The document is a “living” document; it may change as it goes through review 
> and analysis by the SPRING working group.
> All open discussion points raised on our mailing list MUST be addressed 
> BEFORE said document is allowed to progress from the working group to 
> publication. A list of these discussion points will be documented in the WG 
> document and maintained by the document editor in conjunction with the chairs.
> If this document is adopted by the working group, the chairs specify as part 
> of the adoption call that the following text describing an open issue be 
> added to the document in the above-described open issues section:
> "Given that the working group has said that it wants to standardize one data 
> plane solution, and given that the document contains multiple SRv6 EndPoint 
> behaviors that some WG members have stated are multiple data plane solutions, 
> the working group will address whether this is valid and coherent with its 
> one data plane solution objective.".
>  
> Please consider the above guidelines as you decide on whether to support or 
> not this WG adoption. Please express clearly your reasoning for 
> support/non-support as well as any open discussion points you would like 
> addressed should the document be adopted into the working group.
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Jim, Bruno & Joel
>  
>  
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