[rfc-i] FYI sub-series and RFC 1150 - proposal to update
Susan Harris
srh at umich.edu
Mon Apr 25 12:44:32 PDT 2011
Greetings Mykyta - I've marked a few (very) minor nits with XX below:
>> Abstract
>>
>> This document concludes the For Your Information (FYI) sub-series of
>> RFCs, established by RFC 1150 and
>> used by the IETF User Services Area, which no longer exists. The IESG
>> does not
>> intend to make any further additions to this sub-series; this document
>> is to have a permanent record of this decision.
XX ^^^^^^^^^ serves as a permanent ...
<snip>
>> 1. Background
>>
>> The For Your Information (FYI) sub-series of RFCs was established by RFC
>> 1150
>> [RFC1150] in 1990 and was used by IETF User Services Area, which has not
^^^
XX by the
>> met
>> since IETF 53, held in March 2001. This sub-series was designed to
>> provide
>> Internet users with a central repository of information that concerns
>> Internet and
XX ^^^^^^^^
the Internet
<snip>
>> The first FYI was RFC 1150 [RFC1150], that introduced this sub-series.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
XX The first FYI, RFC 1150 [RFC1150], introduced this sub-series.
>> The
>> last FYI was RFC 4949 [RFC4949], published in August 2007. Totally, 38
^^^^^^^^
XX In total,
>> FYI
>> numbers have been assigned.
>>
>> 2. Conclusion of FYI Sub-series
>>
>> The IESG does not intend to make any further additions to the FYI
>> sub-series.
>> The IESG intends to publish Informational RFCs, but none of them will be
^^^^^^^
delete
>> assigned
>> the FYI number.
^^
XX an
>>
>> All published RFCs which currently are a part of FYI sub-series retain
^
XX the
>> their FYI number;
>> it still provides the reference point to such document and should be
>> used in its citations.
>>
>> If a future RFC is published that obsoletes an existing member of FYI
>> sub-series,
^^^^^^^^^^
XX the sub-series,
>> such new RFC will not be assigned a FYI number.
XX ^^^^
omit 'such' and use 'the new RFC will ...''
<snip>
-- Hopefully these make sense--Susan
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