1) There is a list for this: ietf-and-github@xxxxxxxx 2) There was an IESG statement early last year. I can't find it on the web site, but I used it to write this: https://github.com/becarpenter/animaproto/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md Regards Brian On 14/07/2018 09:14, Nico Williams wrote: > On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 05:03:01PM -0400, Aaron Falk wrote: >> On 13 Jul 2018, at 16:54, Nico Williams wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 04:48:31PM -0400, Aaron Falk wrote: >>>> Ah, & now that I know what to look for I see that the IASA2 project >>>> has a similar page, although with a different name: >>>> https://github.com/IASA2/Background-Note-Well. I wonder if there >>>> should be some conventions about such things? >>> >>> I think a single NOTE-WELL or NOTE-WELL.{md,txt} file with the NOTE >>> WELL content should suffice. Any README should mention the IETF use >>> and the NOTE WELL. >> >> I agree that would seem quite sensible. And again, I'm new to the >> GitHub but I'd be inclined to also add some mention of the IETF in the >> top level name so it's clear it's an IETF context. > > A heavier-duty thing to do would be to have the IETF own a GitHub org > and hand out per-WG and per-individual-submission repos. Then the IETF > could make sure that each of those repos have: a) README and NOTE-WELL > files, b) a LICENSE file, c) authorizations for the relevant WG chairs > and document editors/authors. > > The IETF could also mirror these to other git repo hosting sites as a > backup. > > Now, that would take some tooling and so will cost something, but > eventually I think we'll want that. > > Nico >