RE: [802SEC] Final CD-ROM content
So do I.
Regards,
Tony
At 22:20 13/10/2003 -0400, Stevenson, Carl R (Carl) wrote:
>I have a BIG problem with the people who do the
>work of developing these standards not having
>access to the product of their work.
>
>Carl
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob O'Hara [mailto:bob@airespace.com]
> > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:48 PM
> > To: stds-802-sec@ieee.org
> > Cc: pat_thaler@agilent.com; gthompso@nortelnetworks.com;
> > y.hosang@ieee.org; j.t.walker@ieee.org; millardo@dominetsystems.com;
> > p.nikolich@ieee.org
> > Subject: RE: [802SEC] Final CD-ROM content
> >
> >
> >
> > Geoff, Pat,
> >
> > I think our hands are tied here. If I understand it
> > correctly, there is
> > an agreement between IEEE and 802 that limits the distribution of the
> > "editions" that are not approved, balloted standards. I know that the
> > "editions" will not appear in the "Get IEEE 802" program. But, I was
> > not aware that the agreement extended to the 802 CD-ROM. My
> > discussion
> > with Yvette and Jerry made it clear that their understanding of the
> > agreement is that the "editions" are available only for sale and for
> > distribution to the WG chairs and editors.
> >
> > We are also prevented from redistributing the ISO/IEC versions of our
> > own standards, by agreement between IEEE and ISO/IEC if I understand
> > correctly. The fact that we have distributed the ISO/IEC versions on
> > past CD-ROMs is not going to hold any water, today.
> >
> > If we always want to be able to distribute the latest versions of our
> > documents on the CD-ROM, I would think that 802's only course
> > of action
> > would be to stop forwarding new and revised standards and
> > amendments to
> > ISO/IEC, and to conduct revision ballots frequently, as does 802.3, to
> > obviate the need for the "editions".
> >
> > -Bob
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pat_thaler@agilent.com [mailto:pat_thaler@agilent.com]
> > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:01 PM
> > To: gthompso@nortelnetworks.com; Bob O'Hara
> > Cc: stds-802-sec@ieee.org; y.hosang@ieee.org; j.t.walker@ieee.org;
> > millardo@dominetsystems.com
> > Subject: RE: [802SEC] Final CD-ROM content
> >
> >
> > I agree very much with what Geoff said. We have just been balloting
> > additions to IEEE 802.3 which operate on text originally from
> > 802.3 with
> > changes from 802.3ae (which hasn't been integrated yet into
> > an edition).
> > It is significantly extra work to have to be comparing
> > between the three
> > documents all the time. Once the consolidated edition is available, we
> > should make it available to our voters.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Pat
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geoff Thompson [mailto:gthompso@nortelnetworks.com]
> > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 2:28 PM
> > To: Bob O'Hara
> > Cc: stds-802-sec@ieee.org; y.hosang@ieee.org; j.t.walker@ieee.org;
> > millardo@dominetsystems.com
> > Subject: Re: [802SEC] Final CD-ROM content
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob-
> >
> > I have a big problem with this.
> >
> > All of the ISO/IEC version of 802 Standards have always been
> > distributed
> > in
> > the past. They have always been a joint publication. The issue of
> > something
> > being an ISO standard but only an IEEE "edition" has never
> > been an issue
> > or
> > a barrier.
> >
> > Also, 802 voters should not be burdened with the extra work
> > of flipping
> > back and forth between multiple documents when referring to
> > the current
> > standard in order to formulate their ballot comments.
> >
> > The work that they do on responsible review of our drafts is already
> > onerous enough. Both by virtue of the size of the drafts and
> > the size of
> >
> > the established standards that they have to judge for technical
> > integration.
> >
> > Bottom line, I think this is a bad idea in that (1) it takes away
> > something
> > we had in the past and (2) is counterproductive to good standards
> > development.
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> >
> > At 01:55 PM 10/13/2003 -0700, Bob O'Hara wrote:
> >
> > >After discussion with Jerry and Yvette, I have revised the content of
> > >the CD-ROM to contain only IEEE versions of documents, since
> > IEEE does
> > >not have the right to allow us to redistribute the ISO/IEC documents.
> > I
> > >have also removed the "editions" of the 802.1Q and 802.11-1999
> > >documents, since these are not approved standards and the agreement
> > with
> > >802 is only for chairs and editors to have these documents without
> > >purchasing them.
> > >
> > >Please review the content of the CD-ROM, below. Get back in
> > touch with
> > >me before close of business today, Pacific Daylight Time, if there is
> > >something missing from the list. I will be burning the master CD-R
> > >tonight and sending it to be reproduced tomorrow. This is your last
> > >chance.
> > >
> > >Also, my apologies to Roger. I did receive updated
> > information for the
> > >CD-ROM for 802.16 and did not mention it in my earlier email.
> > >
> > > -Bob
> > >
> > >Bob O'Hara
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> > >
> > >The list:
> > >
> > >
> > >802-Stds\OPRULES\802 overview 2002r1.pdf
> > >802-Stds\OPRULES\INDEX.HTML
> > >802-Stds\OPRULES\OVERVIEW2000.PDF
> > >802-Stds\OPRULES\rules.pdf
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_0\802-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_0\802a-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_0\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1B-1995.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1E-1994.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1G-1998.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1H-1997.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1Q-1998.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1s-2002.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1t-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1u-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802.1v-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802_1D-1998.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802_1F-1993.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802_1Q-1998.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802_1W-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\802_1X-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_1\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_2\802.2-1998.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_2\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\1802.3-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802.3-2002.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802.3ae-2002.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802.3af-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802.3aj-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\DISTORTION-M.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\IEEE8023-LAG-MIB.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\INDEX.HTML
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\SINEFIT-M.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\TABLE40_1.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\TABLE40_10.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\TABLE40_11.TXT
> > >802-Stds\DOT_3\802_3_FILES\TABLE40_2.TXT
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\802.5-1998.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\802.5r_and_802.5j-1998.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\802.5t-2000.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\802.5v-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\802.5W-2000.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_5\INDEX.HTML802-Stds\DOT_10\802.10-1998.PDF
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_10\802.10a-1999.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_10\802.10c-1998.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_10\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11-1999.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11a-1999.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11b-1999.PDF
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11b-1999_Cor1-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11d-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11F-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802.11g-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\INDEX.HTML
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\802_11.EXE
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\dot11mib with 11a 11b and 11d.txt
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\INDEX.HTML
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\SDL-AP_FILES.ZIP
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\SDL-MACMIB_FILES.ZIP
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\SDL-STA_FILES.ZIP
> > >802-Stds\DOT_11\802_11_FILES\SDT_Files.ZIP
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_15\802.15.1-2002.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_15\802.15.2.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_15\802.15.3-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_15\802.15.4.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_15\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\802.16-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\802.16.2-2001.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\802.16a-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\802.16c-2002.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\802.16_Conformance01-2003.pdf
> > >802-Stds\DOT_16\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\obsolete\DOT_0\802-1990.PDF
> > >802-Stds\obsolete\DOT_0\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\obsolete\DOT_3\1802.3-1991.PDF
> > >802-Stds\obsolete\DOT_3\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_4\802.4b-1992.pdf
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_4\802.4h-1997.pdf
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_4\8802-4-1990.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_4\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_12\802.12C-1998.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_12\8802-12-1998.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_12\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_6\802.6-1994.pdf
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_6\802.6ch-1993.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_6\802.6j-1995.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_6\802.6k-1992.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_6\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_7\802.7-1989.pdf
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_7\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_9\802.9-1994.pdf
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_9\802.9A-1995.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_9\802.9C-1995.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_9\802.9D-1995.PDF
> > >802-Stds\withdrawn\DOT_9\INDEX.HTML
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Regards,
Tony