Interfederation

[Scott Koranda <>]

Hi  Tom,

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Tom Scavo 
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 wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Cantor, Scott 
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>  wrote:
>> On 5/29/13 2:22 PM, "Scott Koranda" 
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>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>What other alternatives exist that could help InCommon help LIGO with
>>>its interfederation needs in Europe on a timescale of less than 2
>>>years? Less than one year? Less than 6 months?
>>
>> That's a question for John/Tom, I just wanted to frame the discussion.
>
> I can only speak for myself but eduGAIN seems like a very reasonable
> first step. After that, I have every reason to believe we could reach
> a bilateral agreement with the UKf without too much hassle. In the
> meantime, if REFEDs could resolve the R&S issue, we'd be well on our
> way (to somewhere :)
>
> How long? As usual, we have lots on our plate, but if we can't make
> eduGAIN work within 6 months, something's wrong.
>

Thanks. I understand that this is your personal input and not an
official statement from InCommon and so I will not hold you to it or
put it into a document, but I wanted to let you know that your
statement about 6 months is quite helpful for LIGO and the type of
statement I do hope to get as an "official" communication from
InCommon at some point if possible.

Thanks again,

Scott K