Dave and all,
It is indeed unfortunate that Mr. Crockers comments here are not in
line with the majority of the comments with respect to this thread.
However we have all been well indoctrinated in this scathing mode
or discourse from Mr. Crocker in the past. It seems that it continues
here as well. However it should also be noted that Dave's comment
here may be essentially correct al be it in a seemingly purposefully
demeaning tone.
Dave Crocker wrote:
> At 06:10 PM 2/21/99 -0800, Kent Crispin wrote:
> >On Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 08:27:59PM -0500, Michael M. Krieger wrote:
> >But the history/usage don't support that premise at all. RFC is in
> >common use in other agencies.
> >> Here WIPO does indeed seem to be riding on the authority, goodwill and
> >> trust that have traditionally marked the RFC's since Steve Crocker launched
> >> #1
> >
> >I believe the term RFC was in use a long time before RFC #1 and in
>
> Indeed. The term "Request for Comments" is commonly used by organizations
> and has been, long before the Arpanet document series was created. It
> often precedes formal "Request for Quotation" or "Request for Proposal"
> announcements.
>
> The current thread is notable primarily as an indication of how ready folks
> are, to put energy into criticizing even the smallest and most unimportant
> issue, as well as an indication of just how little knowledge they have of
> relevant details.
>
> d/
>
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