On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM Roman Danyliw via Datatracker < [email protected]> wrote:
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > DISCUSS: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ** Section 9.3. and 9.4. Status column > > -- Section 9.3 “Each registration includes the tag name; the specification > that > defines it; a brief description; and its status, which is one of "current", > "experimental", or "historic".” > > -- Section 9.4 “In addition to a reference to a permanent specification, > each > registration includes the format name, a brief description, and its > status, > which must be one of "current", "experimental", or "historic".” > > The status column was defined in RFC7489 and already in the existing IANA > registries. However, there doesn't appear to be adequate guidance on > setting > and using it. Specifically: > > (1) What are the criteria used to set a particular code point to “current”, > “experimental” or “historical” status? There is no guidance for the > designated > expert. > > It can’t be the status of a given RFC since the registration procedure is > “specification required” allowing for non-RFC documents. Section 9.3 > appears > to be updating the registry to amend existing code points to historic > status > (e.g., pct, rf, ri) so the WG must have some intuition that would benefit > from > being document here. > > (2) What does experimental or historic signal to implementers? What do > they do > with this information? > > Roman, As co-editor, let me first thank you for taking the time to review and comment. As we work to produce a new draft in response to your and other reviews, we find ourselves struggling to come up with definitions of these terms. We believe them to be in common, widespread use in the context they're used here, but we can't off the tops of our heads think of RFCs that have defined them. Can you please point us to an example RFC or two that has definitions for the criteria used for these terms? -- Todd Herr Some Guy in VA LLC [email protected] 703-220-4153 Book Time With Me: https://calendar.app.google/tGDuDzbThBdTp3Wx8
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