Re: [Rfcplusplus] Conversation as metaphor

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

On 11/07/2018 07:58, Eric C Rosen wrote:
> On 7/10/2018 3:28 PM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>> One thing we_do_  have some data about is the low regard in which the
>> RFC series is held in many academic contexts, because it is not
>> considered a peer reviewed publication and because it is often
>> considered a series for technical standards rather than for academic
>> research.
> 
> If the IRTF determines that it would prefer a different publication 
> venue, I certainly have no problem with that.  We shouldn't force 
> researchers to publish their work as RFCs.  (I didn't think we did so, 
> but ...)  If I were a researcher, I'd probably want to publish in a 
> reputable academic journal, but perhaps my academic experience is a bit 
> dated.
> 
> But that's really irrelevant to the main topic of this discussion. What 
> we are primarily discussing is whether we should prohibit folks from 
> publishing RFCs when they want to do so and find it valuable to do so.  
> That's a completely different question.

Indeed, and that (to repeat myself) is something that the IETF and its
committees simply cannot do, since the RFC series belongs to a much wider
community. In that sense, the entire discussion is out of order.

   Brian