[Python-Dev] Edits to Metadata 1.2 to add extras (optional dependencies) (original) (raw)

Oleg Broytman phd at phdru.name
Tue Aug 28 20:38:07 CEST 2012

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 08:19:08PM +0200, ""Martin v. L?wis"" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

Am 28.08.12 19:15, schrieb Oleg Broytman: >> The RFC database itself has expiration dates on specifications, >> namely on I-D documents (internet drafts). The expire 6 months >> after their initial publication, unless renewed. > > Does that expiration mean something?

It's explained in RFC 2026. An internet draft is not an internet standard, it may get changed at any time. An I-D which is expired and still used has the same relevance as a proprietary standard; it has nothing to do with the internet standards process. Whether this has any practical consequence depends on the market, of course. Customers that insist on standards compliance will look for RFC compliance, but typically not for I-D compliance. If the field of standardization is of relevance for such users, they will eventually ask for an RFC to be issued, which then may or may not be compatible with a long-standing proprietary standard.

I see. Thank you!

Oleg.

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