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Re: [Ietf-and-github] [Ext] Anecdotal appendices in draft-ietf-git-using-github

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@icann.org> Wed, 04 December 2019 17:57 UTC

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On Dec 3, 2019, at 9:12 PM, Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> wrote:
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> I've never really known what to do with these sections.  As input to the process of this working group, they are useful, but I'm not sure how much value we get out of creating a publication with this content.
> 
> What do people think about removing these?

<not wearing a chair hat> Removing them seems fine, given how quickly they will become out-of-date.

--Paul Hoffman

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