Re: [Rfcplusplus] Conversation as metaphor

"Aaron Falk" <aaron.falk@gmail.com> Tue, 10 July 2018 21:51 UTC

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From: Aaron Falk <aaron.falk@gmail.com>
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On 10 Jul 2018, at 17:49, Melinda Shore wrote:

> On 7/10/18 12:23 PM, Aaron Falk wrote:
>> As the IRTF chair when this stream was formalized I should point out
>> that an important reason for RGs to publish RFCs is the same reason 
>> that
>> they are RGs in the first place: to have their work be adjacent,
>> influence, and possibly migrate to the IETF. Of course, that is not 
>> the
>> only reason we have RGs but it is a good reason to have non-standards
>> track output in similar format & repositories as the IETF.
>
> It's also probably worth mentioning that academics produce output
> other than research papers, and we've got at least one instance of
> a researcher who's got a protocol spec they'd like to see published
> as an RFC through the IRTF.  It's already been submitted as a draft
> and that draft has led to the start of several independent
> implementations, and may be used as foundational technology for
> other work.  There's at least some value to academics in having
> an I-related publication stream available, independent of whether
> or not an RFC carries the same stature as peer-reviewed publication.

Indeed.  I would say this is a very common case.  Researchers know the 
RFC series isn't the place to publish original research.

--aaron