On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 3:24 PM Martin Thomson <m...@lowentropy.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 29, 2023, at 10:46, Joseph Salowey wrote:
> > I think the current working group consensus for the policy of the
> > recommended column is reflected in the following statement:
> >
> > Setting a value to "Y" or "D" in the "Recommended" column requires IETF
> > Standards Action [RFC8126
> > <https://betaapp.fastmail.com/mail/IETF.tls/compose?u=47c94097#RFC8126>].
>
> > Any state transition to or from a "Y" or "D" value requires IESG
> > Approval."
>
> This is my position, so don't change it :)  John wants to mark a ton of
> things with "D".  I think that a good number of the things he asks for
> should be marked "D", but I wouldn't want an expert to be put in that
> position.  "Y" and "D" are both effective statements because they come with
> the "authority" of the IETF (for what that is worth). To require any lesser
> process than consensus would undermine the value of the label.
>

In case there was any doubt, I was also agreeing with Joseph Salowey
further up in the thread. Martin's elaboration here is fine by me, but
Joseph did well to write the literal consensus text.

thanks,
Rob
_______________________________________________
TLS mailing list
TLS@ietf.org
https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/tls

Reply via email to