On 13-Jun-26 03:52, S Moonesamy wrote:
Hi Eliot,
At 01:30 AM 08-06-2026, Eliot Lear wrote:
What I'm gathering from this discussion is that the participants
already have an obligation to disclose contributors, as Brian
quoted. This leads me to two questions:
* What if they don't and it is discovered prior to publication of an RFC?
* What if they don't and it is discovered after publication of an RFC?
Specifically, who has what responsibility to do what? A simple
erratum does not clear a document of a potential copyright
violation, although it does at least correct the lack of acknowledgment.
A person has an obligation. The person does not fulfill that
obligation. Nothing happens. The obligation (it's a policy in this
case) is akin to a "paper tiger" [1]. Someone would have to either
determine who was responsible for what for the two "what if" or sweep
the matter under the rug [2].
We aren't writing criminal law here. I see it as like the IETF code
of conduct (RFC7154) - we define what the community expects, and rely
on members of the community to do the right thing (mostly).
Brian
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
1. https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/paper-tiger
2. https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/sweep
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