eap Mailing List: Re: hopefully final changes for draft-ietf-eap-keying

[Bernard_Aboba (Bernard_Aboba]

I would also ask the question whether the WG is ok with the text in -22
(which is different from Jari's original proposal).  

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From: "Jari Arkko" <jari.arkko [at] piuha.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:37 PM
To: "Dan Harkins" <dharkins [at] lounge.org>
Cc: "Sam Hartman" <hartmans-ietf [at] mit.edu>; "eap-WG" <eap [at] frascone.com>
Subject: Re: [eap] hopefully final changes for draft-ietf-eap-keying

> No apology needed, I didn't even realize you were critizing
> me! We need you and everyone else reacting on proposals
> and issues; this is much appreciated -- thanks.
>
> The window on changes is closed for new issues unless
> they are truly dramatic problems. I would also not like
> to re-open discussions that were held either earlier in
> the WG and closed, or discussions that were resolved in
> RFC 4962 publication process. Talking to Sam I understood
> that the derived key issue had been discussed there
> as well.
>
> But the WG definitely needs to be OK with changes that
> we are doing for the sake of resolving Discusses. That being
> said, I would strongly encourage the working group to attempt
> to move forward in a way that does not lead to a deadlock.
> This particular document has been in the process for
> over four years. There is a good chance that if it will not
> get done now, it will never be done. There are things
> that we could improve in the document, but I think the
> world is a better place with this document published
> than without.
>
> So, with regards to Sam's Discuss we still need to resolve it.
> Are we closer to agreement now, and what do you Dan think
> is needed?
>
> Jari
>
> Dan Harkins wrote:
> >   I would like to apologize to anyone who thinks I was unfairly
> > criticizing Jari. I wasn't and did not mean to make it sound like
> > I was. I think I understand what's going on. I appreciate the
> > effort he made to address other people's concerns and hope that
> > the window on changes is not closed.
> >
> >   regards,
> >
> >   Dan.
> >   
>
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