[ih] Gateway Issue: Certification (was Re: booting linux on a 4004)

[Dave Crocker]

On 10/2/2024 10:18 PM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history wrote:
> Today, there are thousands of RFCs defining protocols, algorithms, and 
> standards for the Internet.  AFAIK, there is no way to confirm that 
> any particular product implements any of these mechanisms, or if they 
> do, that the implementation is correct.


Worse, there is no obvious and reliable way for a product developer to 
know exactly which RFCs they need to implement.

Some years ago, I explored an approach that might have helped, but it 
never got any traction:

    Navigating RFCs:  Internet Technology Document Suites
    https://bbiw.net/clusters/

I still think something like this is needed.

d/

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Dave Crocker
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