On Jun 20, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Barry Leiba <barryle...@computer.org> wrote:

> -- Why does this need to be published as an IETF stream RFC?  If I understand 
> correctly, this documents an existing protocol as implemented by commercial 
> products. I agree with Martin's comment that there is value in publishing 
> this sort of thing, but I applaud the Adobe and the author for publishing it 
> so other implementations can interoperate with their products. But that could 
> have done that in an independent stream document, or even in an Adobe 
> published document. (Perhaps even in a prettier format ;-)  )  If we publish 
> this as an IETF stream document, then I think it needs stronger clarification 
> that it is not an IETF consensus doc than just its informational status.
> 
>  FWIW, the IESG has discussed this in the context of other documents, and is 
> looking at boilerplate that does not say that the document is a "product of 
> the IETF", and makes it clear that the content is not a matter of IETF 
> consensus.  If that sort of boilerplate was used, do you think that would be 
> sufficient?
> 

I think that would help, depending on the specific language. My concerns about 
change control, authoritative specs, etc might still apply depending on the 
boilerplate details.

Thanks!

Ben.


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