@techreport{irtf-hrpc-political-07,
    number =    {draft-irtf-hrpc-political-07},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-irtf-hrpc-political/07/},
    author =    {Niels ten Oever},
    title =     {{Notes on networking standards and politics}},
    pagetotal = 14,
    year =      2019,
    month =     sep,
    day =       28,
    abstract =  {The IETF cannot ordain what standards or protocols are to be used on networks, but the standards development process in the IETF does have an impact on society through its normative standards setting process. This document aims to bring about a better understanding on the political nature of standards and protocols. Among other things, the IETF's work affects what is perceived as technologically possible and useful where networking technologies are being deployed, and its standards reflect what is considered by the technical community to be feasible and good practice. Whereas there might not be agreement among the Internet protocol community on the specific political nature of the technological development process and its outputs, it is generally agreed that standards and protocols are both products of a political process, and they can also be used for political means.},
}