RFC - 2026
The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2026.txt |
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| Authors: | S. Bradner [Harvard University] |
| Date: | October 1996 |
| Category: | Best Current Practice [ BCP-9 ] |
| Obsoletes: | |
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| RFC-1871hist | Addendum to RFC 1602 -- Variance Procedure (Obsoleted by RFC-2026) |
| RFC-1602 | The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2 (Obsoleted by RFC-2026) (Updated by RFC-1871hist) |
| Updated by: | |
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| RFC-3979 [BCP 79] |
Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology (Updated by RFC-4879) |
| RFC-3978 [BCP 78] |
IETF Rights in Contributions (Updated by RFC-4748) |
| RFC-3932 [BCP 92] |
The IESG and RFC Editor Documents: Procedures |
| RFC-3668 | Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology (Obsoleted by RFC-3979) |
| RFC-3667 | IETF Rights in Contributions (Obsoleted by RFC-3978) |
| Referred by: | 216 RFC |
| Refers to: | 5 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
This memo documents the process used by the Internet community for the standardization of protocols and procedures. It defines the stages in the standardization process, the requirements for moving a document between stages and the types of documents used during this process. It also addresses the intellectual property rights and copyright issues associated with the standards process.
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- the founder of Zvon.org and Law-Ref.org
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- and Pavel Srb, a student of B.Sc. program Informatics and chemistry