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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                   P. Hoffman, Ed.Request for Comments: 6722                                VPN ConsortiumObsoletes:4677                                              August 2012Category: InformationalISSN: 2070-1721Publishing the "Tao of the IETF" as a Web PageAbstract   This document describes how the "Tao of the IETF", which has been   published as a series of RFCs in the past, is instead being published   as a web page.  It also contains the procedure for publishing and   editing that web page.Status of This Memo   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is   published for informational purposes.   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has   received public review and has been approved for publication by the   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Not all documents   approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet   Standard; seeSection 2 of RFC 5741.   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained athttp://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6722.Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the   document authors.  All rights reserved.   This document is subject toBCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of   publication of this document.  Please review these documents   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect   to this document.  Code Components extracted from this document must   include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of   the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as   described in the Simplified BSD License.Hoffman                       Informational                     [Page 1]

RFC 6722                       Tao as Web                    August 20121.  Introduction   The "Tao of the IETF" ("Tao") describes the inner workings of IETF   meetings and Working Groups, discusses organizations related to the   IETF, and introduces the standards process.  It is not a formal IETF   process document but instead an informational overview.  The Tao has   traditionally been published as an RFC.  It has been published as   RFCs 1391, 1539, 1718, and 3160; it is currently [RFC4677].   At the time this document is published, there is a strong desire in   the IETF community to turn the Tao into a web page that can be   updated more easily.  This document describes that process.  At the   same time, this document formally obsoletes the last version of the   Tao that was published as an RFC because the last version,RFC 4677,   is no longer considered the "latest" version of the Tao: the new web   page is.   This document contains the procedure agreed to by the IESG.  The Tao   has traditionally been an IETF consensus document, which means that   the IESG has had the final say about what the Tao contained before it   was sent to the RFC Editor.  Thus, the IESG should have final say   regarding what the Tao says when it is a web page.2.  Procedure for Publishing and Editing the Tao   The Tao is published at <http://www.ietf.org/tao.html> and   <https://www.ietf.org/tao.html>.  The initial content for the Tao web   page is based on a draft document that was meant to replaceRFC 4677.   The Tao is edited by one or more people as designated by the IESG.   Suggestions for changes to the Tao are discussed on the   tao-discuss@ietf.org mailing list.   The editor of the Tao decides which proposed changes should be   submitted to the IESG for approval.  The editor publishes the   proposed changes in a version at   <http://www.ietf.org/tao-possible-revision.html>.  The IESG may   accept as many of the proposed changes as it wishes.  The IESG then   submits the changed version to the IETF Secretariat for publication   on the IETF web page at the URLs given above.  The Tao editor and the   IESG should confirm that the page appears on the web site as   intended.   Each version of the Tao has a visible timestamp near the beginning of   the document.  All published versions are archived using URLs of the   form <http://www.ietf.org/tao-archive/tao-YYYYMMDD.html>, and a list   of the revisions is available at <http://www.ietf.org/tao-archive/>.Hoffman                       Informational                     [Page 2]

RFC 6722                       Tao as Web                    August 2012   From time to time, versions of the Tao are translated into other   languages.  These translations do not represent IETF consensus and   may be provided on an "as is" basis.  The issues of how translations   are recorded, made available, cross-referenced to versions of the   Tao, and archived are outside the scope of this document and are for   future study.3.  Proposals for How the Tao Web Page Should Be Developed   During the discussion that led to this document, there were many   proposals for how the Tao, as a web page, should be published and   edited.  Some wanted just a web page; some wanted a web page and   periodic snapshots as RFCs.  Some wanted a wiki that could be easily   edited by anyone in the IETF community, with a master editor who   would revert bad edits; some wanted a wiki with a more limited group   of contributors.  The procedure inSection 2 above was the rough   consensus of the discussion.5.  Security Considerations   The Tao is available over Transport Layer Security (TLS) at   <https://www.ietf.org/tao.html>.6.  Informative References   [RFC4677]  Hoffman, P. and S. Harris, "The Tao of IETF - A Novice's              Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force",BCP 17,RFC 4677, September 2006.Author's Address   Paul Hoffman (editor)   VPN Consortium   EMail: paul.hoffman@vpnc.orgHoffman                       Informational                     [Page 3]