From: EKR [mailto:ekr(_at_)networkresonance(_dot_)com]
On the general I think I agree with Stephen. While it's
important to give credit to direct antecedents to one's work,
this isn't academic publishing or a patent application and I
don't think it's necessary to cite all prior or related work,
especially if the new work is not in any way derived from the
old. On the particular point of this draft, since the reason
that it's being re-LCed is that there are newly disclosed IPR
issues, it might be nice to be clear on what portions are
isomorphic to something that precedes the IPR filing so a
reference might be appropriate.
Academic reference citations fall into two sets: those which are acknowledging
prior work and those where the real point is to show how clever and
knowledgable the authors are.
We can do without the second but it is essential to acknowledge prior work
where it is relevant. Otherwise we end up with so many unnecessary personal
issues.
While IETF participants may be happy to give up acknowledgement for their
personal efforts the institutes that employ them are less likely to do so.
Sharing the credit is one thing, having another person claim that it was all
their idea is something else.
Its not like none of us have ever seen anything like that happen with an
Internet application now is it?
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