Re: [111attendees] New Email - Please kindly guide me, Thanks

[Chukwuka Odele <[e-mail]>]

Thanks for the clarification.

On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 at 6:47 AM, John C Klensin <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Chuks,
>
> Just to be sure there is no appearance of disagreement here, I
> completely agree with everything Brian said below and appreciate
> the additional explanation.  I might have said "start with
> kramdown unless you are already familiar with SML and can find
> an existing and fairly complete document for use as an example
> or template" but, for most people, that amounts to the same
> advice about kramdown that Brian gave.
>
>    john
>
> --On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 15:45 +1200 Brian E Carpenter
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> > Chuks,
> >
> > I think there is something we lack (at least in up to date
> > form), which is "How to write your first Internet-Draft".
> > There are  certainly some tutorials at
> > https://www.ietf.org/about/participate/tutorials/ but I think
> > anyone starting today should probably start with kramdown.
> > That minimises the amount of XML magic that you need to learn.
> >
> > Amplifying what John said slightly, the first draft for a new
> > idea is not a sales document, but it does need to indicate the
> > use case (what technical gap is being filled) and the basic
> > technical idea, and then expand the technical details enough
> > to satisfy people that the idea is workable and secure. It's
> > hard work.
> >
> > A running prototype is always good, too.
> >
> > If the way forward is eventually a working group, there are a
> > lot more tricks to learn (such as how to have a successful BOF,
> > see https://www.ietf.org/how/bofs/) but first you need to find
> > out if there are other people interested in the work. That's
> > the main purpose of the initial Internet-Draft and a discussion
> > with DISPATCH.
> >
> > Regards
> >    Brian
>
>
> --
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