On 24/04/2015 06:49, Heather Flanagan (RFC Series Editor) wrote: > On 4/22/15 9:08 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: >> To some extent this thread has been ducking the question that lies behind it. >> What is an author, in the IETF context? There's no short answer, so here's >> a draft of a long answer. If people think it's useful, I can author an >> I-D about it... > > I've been working on an RSE statement to provide some guidance here. I > would rather not see room for diverging direction from the different > document streams, and an IETF-specific definition would likely take us > in that direction. > > (I know you know about the draft statement, Brian, but I thought giving > others a heads' up given the topic seemed like a good idea.) Of course. I would expect any guidelines and habits in the IETF to fit within the general guidance that applies to all RFCs, in a way consistent with the IETF process in general. Brian