----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hoffman" <paul.hoffman@xxxxxxxx> To: "t.p." <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <iab@xxxxxxx>; <rfc-interest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "ietf" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Call for Comment: "RFC Format Requirements and Future Development" On Mar 1, 2013, at 9:59 AM, t.p. <daedulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There should be an immutable requirement that any alternative format > MUST NOT increase the size by more than a factor of two compared to > ASCII text. <tongue position="incheek"> Given Moore's law, would that change 18 months from now to an immutable requirement of a factor of four? </tongue> <tp> Something of the sort, yes; it is an overnight large increase that careless users could so easily create which concerns me. Tom Petch --Paul Hoffman