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The Guidelines recognize the 14 diversity of IETF participants, emphasize the value of mutual 15 respect, and stress the broad applicability of our work. 17 Status of this Memo 19 This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the 20 provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. 22 Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering 23 Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that 24 other groups may also distribute working documents as 25 Internet-Drafts. 27 Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months 28 and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any 29 time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference 30 material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." 32 The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at 33 http://www.ietf.org/1id-abstracts.html 35 The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at 36 http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html 38 Copyright Notice 40 Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the 41 document authors. All rights reserved. 43 This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal 44 Provisions Relating to IETF Documents 45 (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of 46 publication of this document. Please review these documents 47 carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect 48 to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must 50 S. Moonesamy IETF Guidelines for Conduct September 18, 2013 52 include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of 53 the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as 54 described in the Simplified BSD License. 56 This document may contain material from IETF Documents or IETF 57 Contributions published or made publicly available before November 58 10, 2008. The person(s) controlling the copyright in some of this 59 material may not have granted the IETF Trust the right to allow 60 modifications of such material outside the IETF Standards Process. 61 Without obtaining an adequate license from the person(s) controlling 62 the copyright in such materials,this document may not be modified 63 outside the IETF Standards Process, and derivative works of it may 64 not be created outside the IETF Standards Process, except to format 65 it for publication as an RFC or to translate it into languages other 66 than English. 68 1. Introduction 70 The work of the IETF relies on collaboration among a diverse range of 71 people, ideas, and communication styles. The Guidelines for Conduct 72 inform our interaction as we work together to develop interoperable 73 technologies for the Internet. All IETF participants aim to abide by 74 these Guidelines as we build consensus in person and through email 75 discussions. If conflicts arise they are resolved according to the 76 procedures outlined in RFC 2026 [RFC2026]. 78 2. Principles of Conduct 80 1. IETF participants extend respect and courtesy to their colleagues 81 at all times. 83 IETF participants come from diverse origins and backgrounds and 84 are equipped with multiple capabilities and ideals. Regardless of 85 these individual differences, participants treat their colleagues 86 with respect as persons especially when it is difficult to agree 87 with them. Seeing from another's point of view is often revealing 88 even when it fails to be compelling. 90 English is the de facto language of the IETF. However, it is not 91 the native language of many IETF participants. All participants, 92 particularly those with English as a first language, attempt to 93 accommodate the needs of other participants by communicating 94 clearly. When faced with English that is difficult to understand 95 IETF participants make a sincere effort to understand each other 96 and engage in conversation to clarify what was meant. 98 2. IETF participants discuss ideas impersonally without finding fault 99 with the person proposing the idea. 101 S. Moonesamy IETF Guidelines for Conduct September 18, 2013 103 We dispute ideas by using reasoned argument rather than through 104 intimidation or personal attack. Or, to say it differently: 106 Cool off, take the intensity out of the discussion and try to 107 provide data and facts for your standpoints so the rest of the 108 participants who are sitting on the sidelines watching the 109 fireworks can form an opinion [SQPA]. 111 3. IETF participants devise solutions for the Internet that meet the 112 needs of diverse technical and operational environments. 114 The goal of the IETF is to maintain and enhance a working, 115 viable, scalable, global Internet, and the problems we 116 encounter are genuinely very difficult. We understand that 117 "scaling is the ultimate problem" and that many ideas quite 118 workable in the small fail this crucial test. 120 IETF participants use their best engineering judgment to find 121 the best solution for the whole Internet, not just the best 122 solution for any particular network, technology, vendor, or 123 user. While we all have ideas that may stand improvement from 124 time to time, no one shall ever knowingly contribute advice or 125 text that would make a standard technically inferior. 127 4. Individuals are prepared to contribute to the ongoing work of the 128 group. 130 IETF participants read the relevant Internet-Drafts, RFCs, and 131 email archives beforehand, in order to familiarize themselves 132 with the technology under discussion. This may represent a 133 challenge when attending a new working group without knowing 134 the history of longstanding Working Group debates. Information 135 about a working group including its charter and milestones is 136 available on the IETF Tools web site [TOOLS] or from the 137 working group chair. 139 3. Security Considerations 141 Guidelines about IETF conduct do not affect the security of the 142 Internet in any way. 144 4. Acknowledgements 146 Most of the text in this document is based on RFC 3184 which was 147 written by Susan Harris. The author would like to acknowledge that 148 this document would not exist without her contribution. Mike O'Dell 149 wrote the first draft of the Guidelines for Conduct, and many of his 150 thoughts, statements, and observations are included in this version. 152 S. Moonesamy IETF Guidelines for Conduct September 18, 2013 154 Many useful editorial comments were supplied by Dave Crocker. 155 Members of the POISSON Working Group provided many significant 156 additions to the text. 158 The author would like to thank Jari Arkko, Dave Crocker, Spencer 159 Dawkins, Lars Eggert, Adrian Farrel, Stephen Farrell, Eliot Lear, 160 Barry Leiba, Eduardo A. Suarez and Brian Trammell for contributing 161 towards the improvement of the document. 163 5. IANA Considerations 165 [RFC Editor: please remove this section] 167 6. References 169 6.1. Informative References 171 [RFC2026] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 172 3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996. 174 [TOOLS] 176 [SQPA] 179 Appendix A: Reporting transgressions of the guidelines 181 An individual can report transgressions of the guidelines for conduct 182 to the IETF Chair or the IESG. 184 Appendix B: Consequences of transgressing the guidelines 186 This document does not discuss about measures that can be taken 187 against a participant transgressing the guidelines for conduct. 189 RFC 2418 describes a measure where a Working Group Chair has the 190 authority to refuse to grant the floor to any individual who is 191 unprepared or otherwise covering inappropriate material, or who, in 192 the opinion of the Chair is disrupting the Working Group process. 194 RFC 3683 describes "posting rights" action to remove the posting 195 rights of an individual. RFC 3934 describes a measure where a Working 196 Group Chair can suspend posting privileges of a disruptive individual 197 for a short period of time. 199 Appendix C: Changes from RFC 3184 201 o The text about intellectual property guidelines was removed as it 203 S. Moonesamy IETF Guidelines for Conduct September 18, 2013 205 relates to intellectual property instead of guidelines for 206 conduct. 208 o The recommendation that newcomers should not interfere with the 209 ongoing process in Section 2 was removed as it can be read as 210 discouraging newcomers from participating in discussions. 212 o The text about "think globally" was not removed as the meaning was 213 not clear. 215 o The text about language was clarified. 217 7. Author's Address 219 S. Moonesamy (editor) 220 76, Ylang Ylang Avenue 221 Quatres Bornes 222 Mauritius 224 Email: sm+ietf@elandsys.com