IP version-independent app development guidelines?

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

Hello all,

It seems that one of the charter items of this working group:

3. Publish Informational RFCs that help application developers
  (within and outside the IETF) understand how to develop IP
  version-independent applications.  Work with the Applications
  area, and other areas, to ensure that these documents answer
  the real-world concerns of application developers.  This
  includes helping to identify IPv4 dependencies in existing
  IETF application protocols and working with other areas and/or
  groups within the IETF to resolve them.

has seen little progress.

Thus, we'd like to solicit input on opinions how to proceed in this area.

At least one related individual submission exists in addition to some 
outside-of-the-IETF documentation:

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-shin-v6ops-application-transition-00.txt

 - do you feel this effort is something that we should be working on?
 - is this specific draft a good starting point for that work?
 - do you have ideas for other approaches which might be more 
suitable (in replacement or in addition to it)?

Obviously the abovementioned draft needs more work if the approach should
be pursued, but it would be nice to get a feel of the working group where
we should go first.

Thanks for your comments.

Pekka, Margaret & Bob