Re: issue with the URLs in the ID boilerplate

[Lars Eggert <lars.eggert at nokia.com>]

Hi,

On 2009-10-24, at 8:11, Martin J. Dürst wrote:
> On 2009/10/23 23:26, Lars Eggert wrote:
> > > Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
> > > Task Force (IETF). The Internet-Draft repository is online at
> > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/. Note that other groups may
> > > also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts.
>
> The last sentence is open to misunderstandings. It should say  
> something
> like "Note that mirrors of this repository may be available  
> elsewhere."
>
> "other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- 
> Drafts"
> suggests that people can call things that are not submitted properly
> "Internet-Draft".

I think the last sentence is actually supposed to mean "not all  
Internet-Drafts are working documents of the IETF", but I agree that  
my (too casual) edit probably destroyed that meaning. Here's a new  
attempt:

   Most Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet  
Engineering
   Task Force (IETF).  Note that other groups may also distribute
   working documents as Internet-Drafts. The Internet-Drafts repository
   can be accessed at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/.

   Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six  
months
   and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
   time.  It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
   material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."

   This Internet-Draft will expire on April 29, 2010.

All feedback I've seen so far on making this change has been positive;  
I'll take this up with the rest of the IESG once we have a final  
agreement on the text.

Lars

Title: Diff: old.txt - new.txt

	old.txt		new.txt
	Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering		Most Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
	Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that		Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute
	other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-		working documents as Internet-Drafts. The Internet-Drafts repository
	Drafts.		can be accessed at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/.
	Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months		Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months
	and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any		and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
	time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference		time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
	material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."		material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."
	The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at
	http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt.
	The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at
	http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html.
	This Internet-Draft will expire on April 29, 2010.		This Internet-Draft will expire on April 29, 2010.
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