{"draft":"draft-iab-rfc-independent-00","doc_id":"RFC4846","title":"Independent Submissions to the RFC Editor","authors":["J. Klensin, Ed.","D. Thaler, Ed."],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"16","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"IAB","abstract":"There is a long-standing tradition in the Internet community,\r\npredating the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) by many years,\r\nof use of the RFC Series to publish materials that are not rooted in\r\nthe IETF standards process and its review and approval mechanisms.\r\nThese documents, known as \"Independent Submissions\", serve a number\r\nof important functions for the Internet community, both inside and\r\noutside of the community of active IETF participants.  This document\r\ndiscusses the Independent Submission model and some reasons why it is\r\nimportant.  It then describes editorial and processing norms that can\r\nbe used for Independent Submissions as the community goes forward\r\ninto new relationships between the IETF community and its primary\r\ntechnical publisher.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.","pub_date":"July 2007","keywords":[],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":["RFC5744"],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4846","errata_url":null}