Hello AODVv2 authors/editors:
OK, I can finally give some more details about the future of the draft.
Long story short:
1. Alvaro has given Justin and i a 6-week window to re-charter the WG, or
he's going to shut it down.
2. His current thinking is that we (the chairs) CANNOT proceed with the
re-charter unless/until AODVv2 is "disposed of". Disposed of means one of
(a) rejecting the doc, releasing it to the authors to pursue as an
AD-sponsored draft if they so desire. (b) Making the draft Experimental
instead of standards track, which lowers the bar, and issuing WGLC in that
mode,or (c) a *SUCCESSFUL* WGLC on Standards Track.
3. I've been in discussion with Justin. His current thinking is that we
should WGLC the doc, no later than 4/20 (Wednesday). It's something of an
open question whether to WGLC the doc as Standards Track, or Experimental.
4. There's another open question as to whether Alvaro will allow us to
start re-charter work while the WGLC is in progress. If his response is
"no", *IT WILL CHANGE THE CALCULUS*. The calculus *WILL* head towards
releasing the document - at this point, it's either AODVv2, or the whole
MANET WG.
5. If the WGLC is called, there will be specific criteria coming out of the
WGLC, which will determine the fate of the doc. If there is a "no
consensus" coming out of WGLC, I'd expect the document to be released back
to the authors.
I need your inputs on the notion of making the draft Experimental. It may
well save all of the work - as Justin stated, the "experiment" would be to
"get the protocol out into the public domain, to see if there is a
significant desire to adopt, and maybe to standardize in the future."
But at any rate - I've been saying for quite a while that "we're running
out of runway". That time has arrived. There are no more extensions, no
more "just one more IETF". In some form or fashion, this has been going on
for 10 years. It ends now, or the WG ends.
I need your thoughts, and I need them quickly. We should also be prepared
to post the document no later than 1200 Wednesday, to start a WGLC.
Regards,
Stan
