RFC 6949: RFC Series Format Requirements and Future Development
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the current requirements and requests for enhancements for the format of the canonical version of RFCs. Terms are defined to help clarify exactly which stages of document production are under discussion for format changes. The requirements described in this document will determine what changes will be made to RFC format. This document updates RFC 2223.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6949
- Published
- May 2013
- Authors
- H. Flanagan; N. Brownlee
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IAB
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- —
- Updates:
- RFC 2223
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