RFC - 1602

The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1602.txt
Authors:	Internet Architecture Board and [], Internet Engineering Steering Group []
Date:	March 1994
Category:	Informational
This specification has been !!! obsoleted !!!

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Obsoleted by:
RFC-2026 [BCP 9]	The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3 (Updated by RFC-3932, RFC-3667, RFC-3668, RFC-3979, RFC-3978)

Obsoletes:
RFC-1310	The Internet Standards Process (Obsoleted by RFC-1602 -> RFC-2026)

Updated by:
RFC-1871hist	Addendum to RFC 1602 -- Variance Procedure (Obsoleted by RFC-2026)

Referred by:	36 RFC
Refers to:	4 RFC

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Status

This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

Notice

This informational memo presents the current procedures for creating and documenting Internet Standards. This document is provisional, pending legal review and concurrence of the Internet Society Trustees. It is being published in this form to keep the Internet Community informed as to the current status of policies and procedures for Internet Standards work.

Abstract

This document is a revision of RFC 1310(-> 1602(-> 2026)), which defined the official procedures for creating and documenting Internet Standards.

This revision (revision 2) includes the following major changes:

   (a)  The new management structure arising from the POISED Working
        Group is reflected.  These changes were agreed to by the IETF
        plenary and by the IAB and IESG in November 1992 and accepted by
        the ISOC Board of Trustees at their December 1992 meeting.

   (b)  Prototype status is added to the non-standards track maturity
        levels (Section 2.4.1).

   (c)  The Intellectual Property Rights section is completely revised,
        in accordance with legal advice.  Section 5 of this document
        replaces Sections 5 and 6 of RFC-1310(-> 1602(-> 2026)).  The new section 5 has
        been reviewed by legal counsel to the Internet Society.

   (d)  An appeals procedure is added (Section 3.6).

   (e)  The wording of sections 1 and 1.2 has been changed to clarify
        the relationships that exist between the Internet Society and
        the IAB, the IESG, the IETF, and the Internet Standards process.

   (f)  An Appendix B has been added, listing the contact points for the
        RFC editor, the IANA, the IESG, the IAB and the ISOC. The
        "future issues" are now listed in Appendix C.

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