On 02/08/2016 02:36, Eggert, Lars wrote: > Hi, > > On 2016-08-01, at 15:44, Livingood, Jason <Jason_Livingood@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What if, in some future state, a given working group had a code repository and the working group was chartered not just with developing the standards but maintaining implementations of the code? > > as an addition to developing specs, that might be useful, if the spec remains the canonical standards output. > > "Go read the code" is not a useful answer if the code comes under a license (such as GPL) that taints the developer. This is a *very* important point. If an IETF WG sponsors code development, it needs to be under an IETF-friendly licence. One way is to post it as an I-D. Another way is the BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" or "FreeBSD" License. GPL is not a useful option. Brian > (This is a major reason what we are doing IETF specs for DCTCP and CUBIC - so that they can be implemented without needing to read Linux kernel code.) > > Lars >