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Re: legal consultation (was List moderator action)

"Scott O. Bradner" <sob@sobco.com> Thu, 07 May 2026 22:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: legal consultation (was List moderator action)
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 18:49:29 -0400
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> On May 7, 2026, at 5:45 PM, Rob Sayre <sayrer@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com <mailto:brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Yes, but "adoption" is not defined by any of our BCPs.
> 
> I think it's in BCP78, it just doesn't use the word "adoption". It doesn't depend on the renaming.
> 
>    "However, if the
>    Contribution is accepted for development, the Contributor must
>    resubmit the Contribution without the limitation notices before a
>    working group can formally adopt the Contribution as a working group
>    document.”

WG adoption does not depend on name change - if anything it is the reverse - the name change depends on 
WG acceptance for development 

Scott

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