Name: draft-rosenberg-mankin-newtrk-rfc-00
Title: What's In a Name: RFC
State: Active
Authors: Jonathan Rosenberg, Allison Mankin
Group: Individual Submissions (none)
Date: 2004-10-19
Currently, the Request for Comments (RFC) moniker applies to all documents
that are published by the RFC editor. This includes documents produced by
IETF processes, such as IAB documents or working group standards, on an
equal footing with individual contributions to the RFC editor. As a result,
the term RFC does not mean that a document has been produced by the IETF
(though some non-IETF RFCs strongly resemble IETF RFCs). This is at odds
with the understanding of the commons, which has come to view RFCs as the
output document series of the IETF. This document discusses the importance
of aligning fact with this common understanding, and proposes that the name
RFC be associated only with IETF documents.
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