Sam,
You said the following on BCPs on the EMU list recently. (The context
is irrelevant, I think, but please feel free to bring in the context if
you deem it necessary.)
"I'd like to understand whether we can meet all the requirements of that
BCP "
For some reason that sounded odd to me, specifically I wondered what in
the words "best" "current" "practice" resonates with "requirements." So
I went and read 2026 and the operative word there is "guidelines." So,
I am curious about why you think BCPs can state requirements that other
RFCs should try to meet.
The best I can come up with is that a BCP can record the then IETF
consensus on a particular procedure or mode of operation. Further, the
BCP process is to be used as "an outlet to propose ideas to stimulate
work" or "raise the community's sensitivity to a certain issue" and so
on. But it doesn't appear that these things can be hard and fast
requirements.
I am probably misunderstanding the notion of BCPs and welcome education
:). Thanks.
regards,
Lakshminath
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