Re: [Terminology] Fwd: IESG Statement on Inclusive Language

[Bron Gondwana <[e-mail]>]

Thanks Lars, that's a great statement - short and to the point.

Cheers,

Bron.

On Wed, May 12, 2021, at 03:55, Lars Eggert wrote:
> FYI
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> *From: *IESG Secretary <[e-mail]>
>> *Subject: **IESG Statement on Inclusive Language*
>> *Date: *May 11, 2021 at 16:56:04 GMT+3
>> *To: *"IETF Announcement List" <[e-mail]>
>> *Cc: *[e-mail]
>> *Reply-To: *[e-mail]
>> 
>> IESG Statement on Inclusive Language
>> 
>> Online: <https://www.ietf.org/about/groups/iesg/statements/on-inclusive-language>
>> 
>> The mission of the IETF as specified in [BCP95] is to produce high
>> quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people
>> design, use, and manage the Internet as a global resource.
>> Contributions to the IETF, including Internet-Drafts and RFCs, are
>> most understandable and effective when they use terminology that is
>> clear, precise, and widely accessible to readers from varying
>> backgrounds and cultures.
>> 
>> The IESG hence encourages IETF participants to use the guidance in
>> [NISTIR8366] when making contributions to the IETF. Although developed
>> for use within the US National Institute of Standards and Technology
>> (NIST), the IETF community expressed strong support for the sentiment
>> that the guidance on inclusive language in [NISTIR8366] is suitable
>> for the IETF as well [1,2]. Using the same terminology as other
>> standards organizations and industry initiatives also contributes to
>> overall coherence in the industry.
>> 
>> The IESG also encourages the owners of the various RFC streams and the
>> RFC Editor to consider whether they could issue similar guidance to
>> their authors and contributors.
>> 
>> The IESG invites the community to continue using the
>> [e-mail] mailing list for any future discussion of this
>> topic.
>> 
>> [BCP95] Alvestrand, H., A Mission Statement for the IETF, BCP 95,
>> RFC 3935, DOI 10.17487/RFC3935, October 2004,
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3935.
>> 
>> [1] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/terminology/w_OoUaF6GVIzQIMoLUlrc8xq_rk
>> 
>> [2] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/terminology/8mrwmUBT5GSDTT-GFZlM2kjknGo
>> 
>> [NISTIR8366] Guidance for NIST Staff on Using Inclusive Language in
>> Documentary Standards, National Institute of Standards and
>> Technology (NIST) Interagency or Internal Report 8366
>> (NISTIR 8366), April 2021,
>> https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8366.
>> 
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