RFC 6852 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013

Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards

Overview

RFC 6852, “Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards”, is an Informational document published in January 2013 by R. Housley, S. Mills, J. Jaffe, B. Aboba, L. St.Amour. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. This document contains the text of the affirmation that was signed. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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