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Re: [Rfcplusplus] Conversation as metaphor

Eric C Rosen <erosen@juniper.net> Tue, 10 July 2018 19:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Rfcplusplus] Conversation as metaphor
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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.

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