On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM Stephen Farrell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi Joe, > > On 22/03/2026 17:49, Joseph Salowey wrote: > > ML-KEM WGLC Update > > > > We are working through issues brought up during the working group last > > call. We believe addressing these issues is necessary to determine if we > > have rough consensus to move forward. We expect the author to address the > > following points: > > > > * Key Reuse > > * Text for preferring Hybrids > > * Whether to include motivations (see Liaison Statement) > > > > We expect resolving these issues will take a few weeks after which we > will > > run a targeted consensus call to see if text changes are acceptable to > the > > working group. > > The above seems to me unclear and hard to understand. > > Are you saying that the 2nd WGLC failed due to a lack of rough > consensus? (Or not?) > > [Joe] The chairs have determined that there is no rough consensus, but people have requested changes. The chairs have asked the author to see if changes to the draft make a difference. > Either way, I don't know what you mean by a "targeted consensus > call" - if the 2nd WGLC failed, then surely another WGLC will be > needed or the draft is just stalled. If the 2nd WGLC succeeded, > then (that'd be a surprise and) I don't get why some other consensus > call would be needed, nor for what. > > [Joe] The intent here is to run a specific consensus call on the changed text. If you suggested changes in the draft in the previous WGLCs then we ask you to review and state whether the changes have helped (or not). If you did not recommend changes, then your position will remain the same, unless you state that you are reconsidering. > So I'm confused, sorry. > > I do get that sometimes the result of a WGLC is "go ahead after > fixing these nits" but I don't see how that applies in a situation > with the fairly fundamental controversies we've seen related to > this draft. > > Cheers, > S. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sean and Joe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TLS mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >
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