Re: [TOOLS-DEVELOPMENT] Change to 2119 Boilerplate in IDNits

Hi Ben,

On 2017-03-16 19:31, Ben Campbell wrote:
> (Writing As IESG tools liaison, and also as the responsible AD for the 
> draft)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The IESG approved draft-leiba-rfc2119-update today. This draft changes 
> the 2119 keyword boilerplate so that words are only to be interpreted 
> with their 2119 meanings when in all-caps. Standard case instances are 
> to be interpreted by their normal dictionary definitions.
> 
> This will require a change to IDNits to allow the new boilerplate. The 
> IESG would like to see IDNits accept the new boilerplate as soon as 
> possible, while continuing to allow the old boilerplate for the time 
> being. At some point in the future, the IESG will request the old 
> boilerplate to no longer be accepted.
> 
> Robert and Henrik, can you estimate when this might be possible? While 
> the draft still needs to go through the RFC Editor process, I would be 
> surprised to see changes in the proposed new boilerplate.

I can do a new idnits release as soon as the RFC number for the new
RFC is available, so I know the exact boilerplate text.  Should take me
a couple of hours, at most.

Best regards,

	Henrik

> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ben.
> 
> Forwarded message:
> 
>> From: IETF Secretariat <ietf-secretariat-reply@ietf.org>
>> To: ben@nostrum.com, draft-leiba-rfc2119-update@ietf.org
>> Subject: ID Tracker State Update Notice: 
>> <draft-leiba-rfc2119-update-02.txt>
>> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:21:07 -0700
>>
>> IESG state changed to Approved-announcement to be sent from IESG 
>> Evaluation
>> ID Tracker URL: 
>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-leiba-rfc2119-update/
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Re: [TOOLS-DEVELOPMENT] Change to 2119 Boilerplate in IDNits

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