Re: Fwd: NomCom Volunteer List

[Michael StJohns <mstjohns@mindspring.com>]

At 18:01 10/8/2003, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> Mike,
>
> --On 8. oktober 2003 13:55 -0400 Michael StJohns <mstjohns@mindspring.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > Yeah - short answer is that this hasn't come up before and my
> > interpretation is as reasonable as any other.  Typically, RFCs become
> > active upon publication.  With respect to this one - if it were published
> > after the nomcom were empaneled I would probably make the argument to
> > apply the old process as opposed to starting over.  As long as its
> > published/approved before the nomcom is empaneled I would argue that any
> > future actions should adhere to the new process.
>
> if "publication" is "message gets sent from the RFC Editor that the RFC is 
> ready", I think the earliest date we can be looking at is around November 
> 1, *no matter* what the IESG tells anyone.
>
> The critical point for the "packing" issue is Friday, October 10 - the 
> date on which the nomcom chair has announced that the drawing will be done.

Actually, its probably tomorrow. Either tomorrow Rich is asked to delay 
(which probably needs to be the case anyways to get the ISOC approvals), or 
the IESG and ISOC approve the ID in principle, or we continue to dither and 
this all gets pocket vetoed.


> If you want to have Rich Draves follow the new rules on October 10, you 
> have to accept that someone instructs him to follow the new rules without 
> the new rules being published in archival form.
>
> Which camel is easier to swallow?

As I indicated on the nomcomwg list, almost anything is better than the 
current rules.  I have no issue with the purely mechanical process of 
converting this ID to an RFC taking place after we've agreed to follow the 
rules as expounded in the ID.

Mike



>                        Harald