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List:       ietf
Subject:    Re: Last call  IETF experiments
From:       Brian E Carpenter <brc () zurich ! ibm ! com>
Date:       2005-12-16 7:28:55
Message-ID: 43A26CB7.3000909 () zurich ! ibm ! com
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Scott Bradner wrote:
> Sam sez:
> 
>>It's certainly current IESG procedure that we can last call
>>informationals and experimentals.  I don't know that 2026 does or
>>needs to say anything about it.  Unless it is forbidden it seems like
>>a reasonable decision making tool for the IESG to apply in some cases.
> 
> 
> imo - its quite reasonable for the IESG to specifically ask the IETF
> community for its views on whatever topic the IESG would like to know
> the community's opinion about (and a Last-Call is a tool for the IESG to
> use to find out the community's opinion)

In fact, it's sometimes essential, especially in cases where the intended
status of a draft (e.g. Informational vs BCP or PS) may itself be an
open question. I don't see this practice changing any time soon.

    Brian


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