[ofa-general] RE: [ewg] [PATCH 0/9] RDMAoE - RDMA over Ethernet-- some procedural questions

[Jeff Squyres]

On Jun 16, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Woodruff, Robert J wrote:

> I think that in any case, OFA needs to have a consistent policy, and  
> if we allow something that is not a standard for one member, it  
> should be allowed for all members.


Agreed; I think that this is my central point -- thanks for saying it  
succinctly!  Regardless of whether OF "asked" Oracle to submit RDS or  
not, it's not associated with any standard (I'm not picking on RDS;  
I'm picking on the OF rules and selectively applying them).   
Therefore, either the bylaws are wrong of OF/EWG is wrong.

I see several possibilities:

1. EWG needs to come into compliance with the OF bylaws
2. The bylaws need to be changed to match what EWG does (has done)
3. Throw the bylaws out (rules are useless if they don't guide what  
you do)
4. Some combination of 1 and 2

My $0.02.  I leave it to others to figure out what to do.

-- 
Jeff Squyres
Cisco Systems