Brian,
What is the reason for continuing to list something
obsolete as a Draft Standard?
Lack of action by the IESG.
No, lack of action by the community to request moving
documents to Historic.
Section 6.2 of 2026 does say the following:
When a standards-track specification has not reached the Internet
Standard level but has remained at the same maturity level for
twenty-four (24) months, and every twelve (12) months thereafter
until the status is changed, the IESG shall review the viability of
the standardization effort responsible for that specification and the
usefulness of the technology. Following each such review, the IESG
shall approve termination or continuation of the development effort,
at the same time the IESG shall decide to maintain the specification
at the same maturity level or to move it to Historic status.
My guess is that anything marked as obsolete will be stuck at its
current maturity level in perpetuity, making it a good candidate to
go to Historic. 2026 seems to state that the IESG will handle this.
However, Eliot's Crust removal draft could come to play here.
John
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