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Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language

Leif Johansson <leifj@mnt.se> Mon, 10 August 2020 20:33 UTC

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Subject: Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language
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On 2020-08-09 17:15, John Levine wrote:
> In article <B5969C0B-EF25-40CF-BFB4-8E062C90CA24@gmail.com> you write:
>> I disagree with this approach.
>>
>> We should ask the RFC Series Editor to consult international experts on technical language and the editors of other major standards
>> such as IEEE, ETSI and ITU and report back to us with a recommendation.
> 
> I have no idea where one might find international experts on technical
> language, if such people even exist.
> 
> The IETF really needs to address this problem itself.
> 
> R's,.
> John
> 

I'm pretty sure RFC editor team [1] count as "international experts on technical
language" by virtue of having churned out 1000s of our glorious product over
the years.

Has anyone thought to ask them for input?

	Cheers Leif

[1] along with the former RSE btw

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