Re: Updated IESG Statement "IESG Processing of RFC Errata for the IETF Stream"

Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> Tue, 11 May 2021 23:15 UTC

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Subject: Re: Updated IESG Statement "IESG Processing of RFC Errata for the IETF Stream"
From: Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org>
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On 11. May 2021, at 23:51, Stewart Bryant <stewart.bryant@gmail.com> wrote:
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> In  the majority of cases the resolution of an erratum  is a simple obvious fix. 

Simple, obvious, and wrong? [1]

SCNR, but it sure makes sense to discuss such a fix in a wider audience.

Grüße, Carsten

[1]: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/07/17/solution/