[DNA-BOF] Quality control plan for DNA

[Greg Daley <greg.daley@eng.monash.edu.au>]

Hi,

Feedback from the Internet area chairs
indicates that it may be helpful to have
a quality plan which can be used as an
internal set of requirements for
document development.

It is unlikely that we'll get time for
a discussion of this before the IESG
conference call where it is proposed
that DNA begins the charter process.

In any case, whether this is part of the
charter or not, it may be appropriate to
define a set of operating principles
for the group, to assist generating high
quality documents.

This seems quite reasonable to me, as
it makes some of the development and decision
making processes more transparent.

Based on a suggested MOBIKE quality plan,
here's a suggestion for one which may be
applicable to DNA.

Please tell me if you think this is appropriate,
and whether it is sufficient.

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Quality Control Plan

In order to ensure quality of work:

* All drafts will need to undergo review prior to
   acceptance as WG work items, which includes
   demonstration that the drafts provide a simple
   solution to a restricted and well-understood
   problem and that the solutions do not interact
   negatively with existing IPv6 configuration
   and security features, such as SEND.

* This WG will not be chartered before sufficient
   resources can be demonstrated to be available.
   This includes recruitment of a core of editors
   and reviewers with significant IETF experience
   and demonstrated time commitment.

* An effort will be made to determine interest
   from vendors and service providers about the
   inclusion of the proposed features in their
   plans.

* Any protocol modifications or development
   will require a sample implementation to be
   produced before the document is submitted to
   the IESG.

* The WG will utilize an issue tracking system,
   and automatically produce difference files
   between draft revisions.

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Corollaries to this plan would be that
WG documents need to be sent to the chairs
for diffing, or URLs of diffs need to be
provided.

URLs for issues lists would have to be provided
to Chairs, so that they can be linked from
the DNA web pages.

Also, if you're willing to commit time for work
as an author, editor or reviewer, this would be
helpful.

Offers of assistance will remain confidential to
the Chairs, who will divulge this information
to the ADs and IESG upon the offerer's permission.

Greg