RFC 3935 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2004

A Mission Statement for the IETF

Overview

RFC 3935, “A Mission Statement for the IETF”, is a Best Current Practice document published in October 2004 by H. Alvestrand. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo gives a mission statement for the IETF, tries to define the terms used in the statement sufficiently to make the mission statement understandable and useful, argues why the IETF needs a mission statement, and tries to capture some of the debate that led to this point. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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