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Re: An IETF repository for working code in our protocols?

Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@gmail.com> Thu, 20 August 2020 20:42 UTC

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Subject: Re: An IETF repository for working code in our protocols?
To: Vijay Gurbani <vijay.gurbani@gmail.com>
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On 8/20/20 12:28 PM, Vijay Gurbani wrote:
> So the problem is simple: When we have high quality implementations for
> certain protocols that we standardize, can we come up with a place to
> park these implementations so they can be used by implementers to get a
> head start? 

TBH you lost me at "high quality."

Anyway, I'm still unclear on why this would be a sufficient
improvement over existing mechanisms (basically, open source +
decent search engines + WG wiki pages with links to implementations
and other resources) to justify the effort and possible legal
complications.

Melinda

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