Am 20.05.21 um 15:07 schrieb Joe Clarke: > On 5/19/21 22:39, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: >> Sorry, RFCs themselves do not change -- one of the distinctive features of >> RFCs is precisely that they are immutable once published. >> The sentiment that what the current RFC for a given topic is, can change, is >> something that I can agree with, but that's not quite what was being >> discussed. > > Agreed, which is why I say the reference still has value and one can use > it as a basis to follow the errata and newer docs. That said, I've > expressed my desire to leave the reference in, and I'll leave it at > that. I didn't think this would be that controversial.
And, adding to that: if somebody works on a code fragment with reference to an RFC that has been replaced by a newer one known by the committer, then updating that reference might be considered a service for future readers of that code ... Regards, STefan
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