RFC 7749 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016

The "xml2rfc" Version 2 Vocabulary

Overview

RFC 7749, “The "xml2rfc" Version 2 Vocabulary”, is an Informational document published in February 2016 by J. Reschke. It obsoletes RFC 2629. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7991 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines the "xml2rfc" version 2 vocabulary: an XML-based language used for writing RFCs and Internet-Drafts.

Version 2 represents the state of the vocabulary (as implemented by several tools and as used by the RFC Editor) around 2014.

This document obsoletes RFC 2629.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2629
Obsoleted by
RFC 7991
Other RFCs from 2016

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