Re: Last Call for Comments on " Legal Provisions Related to IETF Documents"

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Scott Kitterman <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> My suggestion is adopt a rule that code snippets in any RFC MUST include a 
> comment to the effect that "This code was derived from IETF RFC XXXX".  If 
> it's in the code snipppet as a comment to copy/paste virtually everyone will 
> copy/paste it.  I suspect that those that wouldn't aren't likely to be 
> significantly deterred by a license statement.
>
> Once it's a documented requirement and it's on the ID nits checklist, I 
> suspect that solves 99% of the problem with no license incompatibility risk.

Adding a comment like that seems like a good idea, and having it on the
ID nits checklist seems equally useful.  So +1.  However I don't see any
point in the MUST here.

/Simon
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