Hmmm, I don’t see xml2rfc as a trend to become a requirement for authors for creating I-Ds, or even RFCs. That is definitely not the intent of the RFC Editor’s modernization plans. Even among the members of the rfc-design team, there are a number that regularly use markdown (in some form) for their own I-Ds, for example. I think there will always be a plethora of tools available for authors to use for creating I-Ds. Tony Hansen On 1/26/16, 9:40 PM, "ietf on behalf of John C Klensin" <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx on behalf of john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: >FWIW, I'm actually concerned about the trends toward making >xml2rfc a requirement rather a useful optional tool. Again, >individual ways of working differ and, at least for I-Ds, I'd >prefer to maximize author efficiency rather than trying to force >everyone into the same mold.