Requirements for IETF Technical Publication Service
RFC 4714
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RFC - Informational
(October 2006; No errata)
Was draft-mankin-pub-req (individual in gen area)
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| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
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| IESG | IESG state | RFC 4714 (Informational) | |
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Network Working Group A. Mankin
Request for Comments: 4714
Category: Informational S. Hayes
Ericsson
October 2006
Requirements for IETF Technical Publication Service
Status of This Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).
Abstract
The work of the IETF is to discuss, develop, and disseminate
technical specifications to support the Internet's operation.
Technical publication is the process by which that output is
disseminated to the community at large. As such, it is important to
understand the requirements on the publication process.
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RFC 4714 IETF Technical Publisher Requirements October 2006
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................2
2. Scope ...........................................................3
2.1. Stages in the Technical Specification Publication
Lifetime ...................................................4
3. Technical Publication Tasks and Requirements ....................5
3.1. Pre-approval Review or Editing .............................6
3.2. Preliminary Specification Availability .....................6
3.3. Post-approval Editorial Cleanup (Non-author Editing) .......7
3.4. Validation of References ...................................9
3.5. Validation of Formal Languages .............................9
3.6. Insertion of Parameter Values .............................10
3.7. Post-approval, Pre-publication Technical Corrections ......10
3.8. Allocation of Permanent Stable Identifiers ................11
3.9. Document Format Conversions ...............................12
3.10. Language Translation .....................................12
3.11. Publication Status Tracking ..............................12
3.12. Expedited Handling .......................................13
3.13. Exception Handling .......................................14
3.14. Notification of Publication ..............................14
3.15. Post-publication Corrections (errata) ....................15
3.16. Indexing: Maintenance of the Catalog .....................15
3.17. Access to Published Documents ............................16
3.18. Maintenance of a Vocabulary Document .....................17
3.19. Providing Publication Statistics and Status Reports ......17
3.20. Process and Document Evolution ...........................18
3.21. Tutorial and Help Services ...............................18
3.22. Liaison and Communication Support ........................19
4. Technical Publisher Performance Goals ..........................20
4.1. Publication Timeframes ....................................20
4.2. Publication Throughput ....................................21
5. IETF Implications of Technical Publication Requirements ........21
6. IANA Considerations ............................................22
7. Security Considerations ........................................22
8. Acknowledgements ...............................................23
9. Informative References .........................................23
1. Introduction
The work of the IETF is to discuss, develop, and disseminate
technical specifications to support the Internet's operation.
Therefore, an important output of the IETF is published technical
specifications. The IETF technical publisher is responsible for the
final steps in the production of the published technical
specifications. This document sets forth requirements on the duties
of the IETF technical publisher and how it interacts with the IETF in
the production of those publications.
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The term "technical specification" is used here purposefully to refer
to the technical output of the IETF. This document does not engage
in the debate about whether it is expressed as RFCs or otherwise,
what "is" an RFC, how to classify them, etc. These issues are
considered out of scope.
The intention of this document is to clarify the IETF's consensus on
its requirements for its technical publication service. It is
expected to be used in the preparation of future contracts. This
document is not a discussion of how well the current technical
publisher (the RFC Editor) fulfills those requirements.
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