Perhaps add that definition in the document:
For RFC references, "Freely Available" is defined as "Obtainable on the
open market without violating copyrights, corporate policies, or
government laws or regulations. There may be a financial cost to
obtaining such a reference."
On 10/18/21 4:42 PM, Scott O. Bradner wrote:
that is what I remember as well (“freely” != “free”)
Scott
On Oct 18, 2021, at 4:04 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think the original concern was indeed standards that (for
proprietary or other reasons) were actually kept secret.
So "freely" didn't imply "free of charge"; it meant available
to the general public. In that sense it's closely related
to "open standards". Those are standards that are open to
the general public. I think that's what we insist on, and
"free of charge" is desirable, but not essential.
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Sandy Wills
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