Re: [IAB] Call for Review of draft-rfced-rfcxx00-retired, "List of Internet Official Protocol Standards: Replaced by an Online Database"

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

SM:

> This is a call for review of "List of Internet Official Protocol Standards: Replaced by an Online Database" prior to potential approval as an IAB stream RFC.
> 
> The document is available for inspection here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-rfced-rfcxx00-retired/
> 
> From Section 2.1 of RFC 2026:
> 
>  'The status of Internet protocol and service specifications is
>   summarized periodically in an RFC entitled "Internet Official
>   Protocol Standards".'
> 
> My guess is that draft-rfced-rfcxx00-retired cannot update RFC 2026.  Does the IAB have any objection if I do something about that?

This seems to require coordination with the General Area Director.  I suggest that you ask Jari.

> From Section 3:
> 
>  "This document formally retires STD 1.  Identifier STD 1 will not be
>   re-used unless there is a future need to publish periodic snapshots
>   of the Standards Track documents (i.e., unless the documentation is
>   resumed)."
> 
> The document argues that STD 1 is historic as there is an online list now.  The above reserves an option to restart periodic snapshots if there is a future need.  I suggest removing that option as I presume that the IAB has thought carefully about the long term evolution of the Series before taking the decision to retire STD 1.

I tend to agree.  I think the point is that STD 1 will not take on another meaning.

Russ