[ipv6-wg] Last Call for publication of RIPE-501bis (reply by 20120426)

Peter,

On Thursday, 2012-04-26 15:04:40 +0200,
Peter Koch <pk at DENIC.DE> wrote:
> > http://go6.si/docs/Requirements-for-IPv6-in-ICT-equipment-v.9.pdf
> 
> really good and comprehensive list.  Two remarks, the weight of which
> to be determined by the authors:
> 
> 1) I'm missing RFCs 2671 and 3226 ("Do support EDNS0 and do it right")
>    in the list of requirements for mobile nodes.  RFC 3596 is present,
>    though.  Usually the former are mandatory but I have no idea what
>    special size considerations might have applied here.
> 
> 2) Since all other devices are required to support EDNS0 with "large
>    enough" payloads, the requirements list for CPEs should probably
>    contain RFC 5625, so the CPEs do not get in the way of all those
>    compliant gear on both sides.

I think we need to publish the document without these changes. This is
a case where "the perfect is the enemy of the good"(*).

Regarding future versions or an errata list... my own advice would be to
leave EDNS0 RFCs out of this document, since it is intended for IPv6
recommendations not as a general "here are good things to have"
document. I admit I'm not sure where such a list would reside. :(

--
Shane

(*) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good