On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM Sean Turner <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On Apr 22, 2026, at 21:04, Rob Sayre <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 17:17 Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM Rob Sayre <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM Eric Rescorla <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>> As I said in the meeting, I think there are reasonable arguments to be
>>>> made about how the FATT ought to engage with the WG, and ceteris
>>>> paribus, I think it's better for things to be open.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
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>>> I agree with Ekr here, but could we cut out the Latin? It's a weird
>>> thing code switch to from American English (which is what we use). It's
>>> easy enough for many of us to navigate, but it is exclusionary, and I just
>>> think it sounds ...not that cool. :)
>>>
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>> How about instead we cut out the meta-commentary on other people's
>> CoC-compatible stylistic choices in their emails?
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> Well, I was not offended or anything. But this issue is actually in the
> CoC:
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> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7154#section-2
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> I picked this one because I agree with the actual point, but I am sick of
> double-checking my Latin on the TLS list.*
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> thanks,
> Rob
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> Rob,
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> For what’s it worth, I too had look that phrase up, but it is not a CoC
> violation. While it might be annoying to translate it, the meta point is
> that courtesy and respect is/was extended. While there is disagreement, I
> do not see the exchange as rude or disrespectful.
>

Right, that didn't happen. As I said, I was not offended. But there is this
part:

>    "All participants,
>      particularly those with English as a first language, attempt to
>      accommodate the needs of other participants by communicating
>      clearly, including speaking slowly and limiting the use of slang."


> If it was a CoC everything somebody dropped the phrases “a priori”, “ad
> hominem”, “ad nauseam”, or “modus operandi”, the chairs would be even
> busier than they are.
>

Right, and the CoC itself uses "de facto". The basics are fine, but it's
been taken a lot further than those on this list. I thought this one was
just a little over-the-top, but there was no disagreement on the actual
topic, as I said.

thanks,
Rob
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