RFC 9592 · INFORMATIONAL · 2024

Retiring the Tao of the IETF

Overview

RFC 9592, “Retiring the Tao of the IETF”, is an Informational document published in June 2024 by N. ten Oever, G. Wood. It obsoletes RFC 6722. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document retires and obsoletes the Tao of the IETF as an IETF-maintained document. This document also obsoletes RFC 6722, which describes the publication process of the Tao. Furthermore, this document describes the rationale for the retirement of the Tao. For archival purposes, the last version of the Tao is included in the appendix. Information that new participants need to engage in the work of the IETF will continue to be provided through the IETF website in a more timely and accessible manner. This is the way.

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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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This RFC obsoletes
RFC 6722
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