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Title : What's In a Name: RFC
Author(s) : J. Rosenberg, A. Mankin
Filename : draft-rosenberg-mankin-newtrk-rfc-00.txt
Pages : 15
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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