[CFRG] Is it appropriate for an RFC to mention specific projects or companies?

Christopher Patton <cpatton@cloudflare.com> Thu, 01 August 2024 20:07 UTC

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Hi all,

I'm looking for advice on how to close this open issue for
draft-irtf-cfrg-vdaf:
https://github.com/cfrg/draft-irtf-cfrg-vdaf/issues/338

We currently mention a couple projects that motivated us to write down
these algorithms. Are there any guidelines at IRTF or IETF that can help us
figure out if this is appropriate?

Thanks,
Chris P.