Folks,
This confusion about what STDs mean and what they might do for
us finally convinced me to turn an idea that has been kicked
around a few times into an I-D. It is in the hands of the
posting queue and should, I assume, be announced today or
tomorrow. Watch for an announcement for
draft-klensin-std-repurposing-00.txt or something like that.
High points...
* STDs become a separate document series, independent of
the underlying RFCs.
* Their content is a function of IESG protocol actions
or the equivalent, so that they define exactly what a
particular standard "means" and what its content is at
some point in time. They are also a place to put
comments and suggestions about usability and context to
the extent to which the IETF wishes to make such
statements.
* They get activated at "Proposed", not "Internet
Standard".
* They contain explicit change history and tracking info.
It may not be right (and will need work even if it is), but the
document may at least help focus this, and some closely related,
discussions.
I expect discussion to occur on the Newtrk list.
john
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