A Mission Statement for the IETF

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 7
Abstract: This memo gives a mission statement for the IETF, tries to define the terms used in the statement sufficiently to make the mission statement understandable and useful, argues why the IETF needs a mission statement, and tries to capture some of the debate that led to this point. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC3935
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3935
Author(s): Harald T. Alvestrand
Keyword(s): Mission Statement

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IETF RFC 6709 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6756 [Active*]