Re: bring sense to the ietf - volunteer for nomcom

[Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>]

> In article <200009071354.WAA27086 () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>,
> Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp> wrote:
> > Note that BCP9, RFC2026, says:
> >
> >    publication for comments before proceeding further.  The RFC Editor
> >    is expected to exercise his or her judgment concerning the editorial
> >    suitability of a document for publication with Experimental or
> >    Informational status, and may refuse to publish a document which, in
> >    the expert opinion of the RFC Editor, is unrelated to Internet
> >                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >    activity or falls below the technical and/or editorial standard for
> >    ^^^^^^^^
> >    RFCs.
> >
> > I should accept a fact that Jon Postel is really dead.
>
> Yes, the RFC Editor "may refuse".  From BCP 14 / RFC 2119: "This word,
> or the adjective OPTIONAL, mean that an item is truly optional."

Yes, it may but can not. Jon could.

                                                        Masataka Ohta