Subject: Re: [sidr] comments on draft-ietf-sidr-repos-struct-03.txt

From: Geoff Huston <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 07:01:28 +1000

On 06/03/2010, at 10:19 AM, Sandra Murphy wrote:

> One comment to the list (http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/sidr/current/msg01428.html) mentioned the language used to describe signing objects and certificates. The message suggested that the very precise language be used at the beginning with a statement that the common but imprecise language used elsewhere meant the same thing.
> 
> As wg chair, I received a strong protest to allowing the imprecise language in the draft and assuring me that this would be raised in IETF last call if allowed.  The protester volunteered to work with the authors to provide suggestions for precise language in each use in the draft.
> 

The "strong protest" would be credible were the protester capable of posting an email to the working group mailing list. These reports of unattributed private mail are less helpful in understanding the issue.