A Proposed Model for RFC Editing and Publication
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rfced-future M. Thomson
Internet-Draft Mozilla
Updates: 4844, 6635 (if approved) 10 August 2020
Intended status: Informational
Expires: 11 February 2021
A Proposed Model for RFC Editing and Publication
draft-thomson-rfced-model-01
Abstract
The finishing process for a document that is approved for publication
as an RFC currently involves a somewhat detailed and lengthy process.
The system that executes that process involves a number of different
actors, each bringing competency with different aspects of the
overall process. Ensuring that this process functions smoothly is
critical to the mission of the organizations that publish documents
in the RFC series.
This document proposes a framework for that system that aims to
provide clear delineations of accountability and responsibility for
each of the actors in this system.
Discussion Venues
This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC.
Discussion of this document takes place on the RFC Editor Futures
program mailing list (rfced-future@iab.org), which is archived at
https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/rfced-future/
(https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/rfced-future/).
Source for this draft and an issue tracker can be found at
https://github.com/martinthomson/rfced-model
(https://github.com/martinthomson/rfced-model).
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Conventions and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Abstract Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Funding and Oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1. IETF LLC Delegation of Oversight Function . . . . . . . . 5
5. Evolution and Setting Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.1. Individual Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2. The Needs of Different Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.3. Style Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Tooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7. Management of Individual Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8. Other Involved Entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9. Changes from Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.1. No RFC Series Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.2. Preserved Aspects of Current Practice . . . . . . . . . . 13
9.3. Motivating Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
10. Documentation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11. Errors and Omissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
12. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
13. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
14. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
14.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
14.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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