Transitional RFC Series Editor

Methods and Goals

Glenn Kowack

Transitional RFC Series Editor

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

IETF 77, Anaheim, CA

Background

• 2009 - effort made to hire permanent RFC Series Editor

• Alternate approach reached by IAB– Transitional RFC Series Editor Job

Description (4 November 2009)– TRSE Started 1 March 2010– Bob Braden still iRSE until 19 April 2010

Method• Maintain Continuity of Editorial Operations• Learn

– Do the RSE Job for an extended period• Critical unknown #1: what is the content of the job?

– Obtain community input• Critical unknown #2: what is the structure of community opinion; is a

consensus readily available?

• Deliverables– Update RSE job description– Update RFC 5620 - “RFC Series & RFC Editor”– Make recommendations: recruitment, selection, & hiring

processes

More on Method

• Engage with– Bob Braden, RFC Editorial staff, RSAG

(RFC Series Advisory Group)

• Be sure to– have the big picture– Be certain we’ve extracted all the important

parts and subtleties

Structure

Structured to provide

• Sufficient calendar time

• Sufficient experience

to not limit the completeness of the proposal(s) nor to force a particular solution

Schedule

• Target: call for RSE nominees during IETF 79 Beijing

• Allows for exposure to most RSE activities, including 2 IETF meetings

• Success possible only if community consensus can be reached

• Challenge to community: provide input to reach consensus by Sept-Oct 2010