Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards
RFC 6852
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(January 2013; No errata)
Was draft-iab-modern-paradigm (iab)
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Authors | Russ Housley , Steve Mills , Jeff Jaffe , Bernard Aboba , Lynn St.Amour | ||
Last updated | 2013-02-12 | ||
Replaces | draft-housley-iab-affirm-modern-stds-paradigm | ||
Stream | Internet Architecture Board (IAB) | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized (tools) htmlized bibtex | ||
Stream | IAB state | Published RFC | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) |
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) R. Housley Request for Comments: 6852 IETF Chair Category: Informational S. Mills ISSN: 2070-1721 IEEE-SA President J. Jaffe W3C CEO B. Aboba IAB Chair L. St.Amour ISOC President and CEO January 2013 Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards Abstract On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. This document contains the text of the affirmation that was signed. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable to provide for permanent record. It represents the consensus of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). Documents approved for publication by the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6852. Housley, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 6852 Modern Paradigm for Standards January 2013 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. 1. Introduction On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. Section 2 of this document describes the five OpenStand principles. Section 3 of this document contains the text of the signed affirmation of the five OpenStand principles. Section 4 contains a call for others to support the five OpenStand principles. 2. Modern Paradigm for Standards Over the past several decades, the global economy has realized a huge bounty due to the Internet and the World Wide Web. These could not have been possible without the innovations and standardization of many underlying technologies. This standardization occurred with great speed and effectiveness only because of key characteristics of a modern global standards paradigm. The affirmation below characterizes the principles that have led to this success as a means to ensure acceptance of standards activities that adhere to the principles. We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global deployment of standards regardless of their formal status. In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation. Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the growth and expansion of existing markets. Housley, et al. Informational [Page 2] RFC 6852 Modern Paradigm for Standards January 2013 Participation in the modern paradigm demands: 1. Cooperation. Respectful cooperation between standards organizations, whereby each respects the autonomy, integrity, processes, and intellectual property rules of the others. 2. Adherence to principles. Adherence to the five fundamental principles of standards development:Show full document text