[IPP] [dispatch] A State Synchronization Working Group

[IPP] [dispatch] A State Synchronization Working Group

Michael Sweet msweet at msweet.org
Fri Oct 27 01:45:34 UTC 2023


Ira,

> On Oct 26, 2023, at 3:51 PM, Ira McDonald via ipp <ipp at pwg.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> From the mailing list for IETF Dispatch - where they review new work proposals and send them to 
> one or another IETF Application Area existing WG or (rarely) decide to create a new IETF WG.
> 
> Note the example in the second paragraph that mentions IPP in a list of existing application layer
> State Synchronization Protocols over HTTP.
> 
> Their target area is CRDT (Conflict-free Replicated Data Type) systems (e.g., collaborative edits).

CRDTs have their place, but the replication problem for services goes far beyond a low-level implementation choice - much more important to ensure that the updates are protected and authorized...

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