[ipv6-wg] Proposal for new charter: Version 2

coming in late due to travel but wanted to add a "me too!" to previous  
support for this text

Joao

On 4 Nov 2009, at 11:09, Shane Kerr wrote:

> All,
>
> I've tried to combine all of the input and comments and produce a
> version of the text which hopefully includes all suggestions.  
> Hopefully
> it is not too long:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> IPv6 is the next-generation IP protocol. The IPv6 working group exists
> to promote IPv6 adoption.
>
> The working group activities may be anything useful in helping people
> to deploy IPv6, and to manage IPv4/IPv6 co-existence. These activities
> include:
>
> * Outreach
> * Education
> * Sharing deployment experiences
> * Discussing operational issues
>
> The working group will co-operate within the networking industry and
> without, to share resources and combine efforts.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Changes:
>
>      * The 2nd paragraph was updated as per Sander's input.
>      * I took David's point and removed "co-operation" as a activity,
>        since as he indicated it is quite vague without the  
> explanation.
>        Instead I added the sentence at the end there. The idea is to
>        make sure that we note that we have a goal of not duplicating
>        work, but rather use the good stuff that other IPv6 and non- 
> IPv6
>        organizations have done. If this doesn't make sense in the
>        charter, we can of course leave it out.
>      * I added David's activity about sharing deployment experiences -
>        it seems to make sense.
>      * I added a slightly modified activity based on David's last new
>        one. His was "propose solutions for operational issues". I  
> would
>        rather see this as a more general discussion of operational
>        issues - presumably solutions will be proposed where
>        appropriate. If we want to focus on solutions, then we can
>        revert to David's idea about proposing solutions.
>
> I think we are very close, and hopefully people are happy with this  
> one.
> I don't have any objection to further modifications, although I am
> looking forward to moving past the rechartering and getting to some
> planning of what to do with the new-found working group super- 
> powers! :)
>
> --
> Shane
>