[Errata-design] sanity notwithstanding...

["Heather Flanagan (RFC Series Editor)" <[e-mail]>]

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We have a list.

Any feedback on the goals and possible additional participants?

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Initial volunteers: Joel, Ted, Pete, Barry, Stephen, Sandy

Suggested additions: Robert Sparks, Nevil Brownlee, Lars Eggert, Carsten
Bormann, Marc Petit-Huguenin

Goal:
The RFC Series began posting errata in 2000; the current system kicked
off in towards the end of 2007.  The purpose of the system is to keep a
record of errors in the document series; a particularly important action
when it comes to errors that impact implementation of a standard.
Individuals interact with the errata system as submitters, reviewers,
approvers, and consumers, and may cross over roles depending on the
actions they are performing (e.g., reporting an error, looking for
errors as they implement or create a -bis doc, etc.)

Over the last several years, there have been a variety of requests with
regards to the errata system, including requests to do away with the
errata system, requests to expand the errata system to include more than
just errors, and requests to try and streamline the process for
submission and approval.  In addition, a need to consider how the
errata system will handle the new format era, when RFCs are represented
in more than one format with slightly different content (i.e., artwork)
has been thrown into the mix.

The purpose of the design team is to review the existing errata process,
discuss the various requests for change and enhancement, and recommend a
model going forward that could in turn be used as requirements for any
programming effort going forward.  The work, including the time needed
to implement at least the format-related changes in the system, will
ideally be done before the format changes are in production (est Q4
2015/Q1 2016).


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