On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:28 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > On 2011-06-07 11:57, Fred Baker wrote: >> On Jun 6, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: >> >>>>> [RFC3056] Carpenter, B. and K. Moore, "Connection of IPv6 Domains >>>>> via IPv4 Clouds", RFC 3056, February 2001. >>>>> >>>>> [RFC3068] Huitema, C., "An Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers", >>>>> RFC 3068, June 2001. >>>> I believe these 2 references need to be Normative, as they are required to >>>> understand this document. >>> True, but this is an informational document, so why would any references be >>> normative? >> >> This is something we spoke about in the working group, and you answered me >> the same way. I think he's not saying (and I was not saying then) that the >> references are normative for the Internet. They're saying that, unlike an >> informative reference (which may give you a deeper understanding but for >> most of the document are optional reading), you can't understand this >> document if you don't understand those two. > > Correct, but (process weanie hat on) I don't see anything in the discussion > of rules > for references in RFC 2026 that requires any such consideration in > non-standards track > documents. I don't want to change this unless directed by the IESG.
OK, we'll wait for Russ' usual "discuss" saying "do what he said". _______________________________________________ Gen-art mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/gen-art
