On 23/7/20 13:35, The IESG wrote:
The IESG believes the use of oppressive or exclusionary language is
harmful. Such terminology is present in some IETF documents, including
standards-track RFCs, and has been for many years. It is at odds with
our objective of creating an inclusive and respectful environment in the
IETF, and among readers of our documents.
The IESG realizes that the views of the community about this topic are
not uniform. Determining an actionable policy regarding problematic
language is an ongoing process. We wanted to highlight that initial
discussions about this topic are taking place in the general area (a
draft [1] is slated for discussion in GENDISPATCH [2] at IETF 108).
Updating terminology in previously published RFCs is a complex endeavor,
while making adjustments in the language used in our documents in the
future should be more straightforward.
The IESG looks forward to hearing more from the community, engaging in
those discussions, and helping to develop a framework for handling this
issue going forward.
Since we are at it, may I ask that the following terms be added to the
"discussion":
* balkanization
* third-world countries
?
I've seen instances of these in RFCs, IETF I-Ds, mailing-list postings,
and meeting minutes...
Thanks,
--
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
e-mail: fgont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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