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Terminology, Power, and Inclusive Language in Internet-Drafts and RFCs
draft-knodel-terminology-14

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
Expired & archived
Authors Mallory Knodel , Niels ten Oever
Last updated 2024-02-25 (Latest revision 2023-08-24)
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Abstract

There has been extensive discussion in and around the IETF community about the use of technical terminology, which could be interprereted as exclusionary. The document below is published as an artefact of the discussion because it sparked many debates and inspired several actions in the IETF community. This, however, does not say anything about whether the opinions it holds are correct or incorrect. Since the debate about technology, language, and its implications will probably never be finished, we offer this document for reference in future discussions about the topic. It is important to note that this is not standard, it does not represent IETF consensus, and should not be misconstrued as anything other than the authors’ views.

Authors

Mallory Knodel
Niels ten Oever

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