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Re: [Terminology] WG Review: Effective Terminology in IETF Documents (term)

Lars Eggert <lars@eggert.org> Mon, 29 March 2021 06:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Terminology] WG Review: Effective Terminology in IETF Documents (term)
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Hi Mallory,

thanks for the feedback!

On 2021-3-26, at 19:11, Mallory Knodel <mknodel@cdt.org> wrote:
> 2) Acknowledge that in some cases it will make sense for the IETF to be the authority on certain terminology as it relates to the IETF mandate, whereas others will need to be external given the mandates of other bodies. In other words, I don't think the IETF should abdicate all of its responsibility for setting standards with the best terminology, as it sees fit.

Could you make a suggestion for what text changes you'd like to see to address this?

Thanks,
Lars

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