We've been referencing ITU-T specifications for a very long time, even though until this year you had to pay for them. The key is publicly available, not publicly free. Cheers, Andy On Oct 28, 2007 10:01 PM, Randy Presuhn <randy_presuhn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi - > > > From: "lconroy" <lconroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "IETF Discussion" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:02 PM > > Subject: About referenced documents... > ... > > I had thought that the IETF didn't like normative references that > > were not available to all (without paying for them). > > > > Am I misunderstanding the situation? > ... > > Many participants in the IETF have a preference for freely available > specifications, but nothing prohibits a normative reference to a > specification that needs to be purchased. Factors to consider > include how widely implemented the specification in question is, > and whether that specification is clearer than or technically superior > to its "competition." > > Randy > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf