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+Internet Architecture Board (IAB)                             R. Housley
+Request for Comments: 6852                                    IETF Chair
+Category: Informational                                         S. Mills
+ISSN: 2070-1721                                        IEEE-SA President
+                                                                J. Jaffe
+                                                                 W3C CEO
+                                                                B. Aboba
+                                                               IAB Chair
+                                                             L. St.Amour
+                                                  ISOC President and CEO
+                                                            January 2013
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+            Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards
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+Abstract
+
+   On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the
+   IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement
+   affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles
+   establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards.  These
+   principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles.  This
+   document contains the text of the affirmation that was signed.
+
+Status of This Memo
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+   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
+   published for informational purposes.
+
+   This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
+   and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable to
+   provide for permanent record.  It represents the consensus of the
+   Internet Architecture Board (IAB).  Documents approved for
+   publication by the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet
+   Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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+   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
+   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
+   http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6852.
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+Copyright Notice
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+   Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
+   document authors.  All rights reserved.
+
+   This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
+   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
+   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of
+   publication of this document.  Please review these documents
+   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect
+   to this document.
+
+1.  Introduction
+
+   On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the
+   IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement
+   affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles
+   establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards.  These
+   principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles.
+
+   Section 2 of this document describes the five OpenStand principles.
+   Section 3 of this document contains the text of the signed
+   affirmation of the five OpenStand principles.  Section 4 contains a
+   call for others to support the five OpenStand principles.
+
+2.  Modern Paradigm for Standards
+
+   Over the past several decades, the global economy has realized a huge
+   bounty due to the Internet and the World Wide Web.  These could not
+   have been possible without the innovations and standardization of
+   many underlying technologies.  This standardization occurred with
+   great speed and effectiveness only because of key characteristics of
+   a modern global standards paradigm.  The affirmation below
+   characterizes the principles that have led to this success as a means
+   to ensure acceptance of standards activities that adhere to the
+   principles.
+
+   We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of
+   global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global
+   deployment of standards regardless of their formal status.
+
+   In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global
+   competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and
+   are voluntarily adopted globally.  These voluntary standards serve as
+   building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the
+   needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation.
+   Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the
+   growth and expansion of existing markets.
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+   Participation in the modern paradigm demands:
+
+   1. Cooperation.  Respectful cooperation between standards
+      organizations, whereby each respects the autonomy, integrity,
+      processes, and intellectual property rules of the others.
+
+   2. Adherence to principles.  Adherence to the five fundamental
+      principles of standards development:
+
+      * Due process.  Decisions are made with equity and fairness among
+        participants.  No one party dominates or guides standards
+        development.  Standards processes are transparent and
+        opportunities exist to appeal decisions.  Processes for periodic
+        standards review and updating are well defined.
+
+      * Broad consensus.  Processes allow for all views to be considered
+        and addressed, such that agreement can be found across a range
+        of interests.
+
+      * Transparency.  Standards organizations provide advance public
+        notice of proposed standards development activities, the scope
+        of work to be undertaken, and conditions for participation.
+        Easily accessible records of decisions and the materials used in
+        reaching those decisions are provided.  Public comment periods
+        are provided before final standards approval and adoption.
+
+      * Balance.  Standards activities are not exclusively dominated by
+        any particular person, company or interest group.
+
+      * Openness.  Standards processes are open to all interested and
+        informed parties.
+
+   3. Collective empowerment.  Commitment by affirming standards
+      organizations and their participants to collective empowerment by
+      striving for standards that:
+
+      * are chosen and defined based on technical merit, as judged by
+        the contributed expertise of each participant;
+
+      * provide global interoperability, scalability, stability, and
+        resiliency;
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+      * enable global competition;
+
+      * serve as building blocks for further innovation; and
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+      * contribute to the creation of global communities, benefiting
+        humanity.
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+   4. Availability.  Standards specifications are made accessible to all
+      for implementation and deployment.  Affirming standards
+      organizations have defined procedures to develop specifications
+      that can be implemented under fair terms.  Given market diversity,
+      fair terms may vary from royalty-free to fair, reasonable, and
+      non-discriminatory terms (FRAND).
+
+   5. Voluntary adoption.  Standards are voluntarily adopted and success
+      is determined by the market.
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+3.  Affirmation
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+   We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of
+   global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global
+   deployment of standards regardless of their formal status.
+
+   In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global
+   competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and
+   are voluntarily adopted globally.  These voluntary standards serve as
+   building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the
+   needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation.
+   Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the
+   growth and expansion of existing markets.
+
+   By signing this statement, we affirm our support for and adherence to
+   these principles.
+
+      Lynn St.Amour
+      President and CEO
+      Internet Society
+
+      Russ Housley
+      Chair
+      Internet Engineering Task Force
+
+      Bernard Aboba
+      Chair
+      Internet Architecture Board
+
+      Jeff Jaffe
+      CEO
+      W3C
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+      Steve Mills
+      President
+      IEEE Standards Association
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+4.  Call for Endorsement
+
+   We invite other standards organizations, governments, corporations
+   and technology innovators globally to support these principles.  You
+   can publicly show your support at <http://www.open-stand.org>.
+
+5.  Security Considerations
+
+   Nothing in this document directly affects the security of the
+   Internet.
+
+6.  IAB Members at Time of Approval
+
+   Internet Architecture Board Members at the time this document was
+   approved were:
+
+      Bernard Aboba
+      Jari Arkko
+      Marc Blanchet
+      Ross Callon
+      Alissa Cooper
+      Spencer Dawkins
+      Joel Halpern
+      Russ Housley
+      David Kessens
+      Danny McPherson
+      Jon Peterson
+      Dave Thaler
+      Hannes Tschofenig
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+Authors' Addresses
+
+   Russ Housley
+   EMail: housley@vigilsec.com
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+   Steve Mills
+   EMail: s.mills@ieee.org
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+   Jeff Jaffe
+   EMail: jeff@w3.org
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+   Bernard Aboba
+   EMail: bernard_aboba@hotmail.com
+
+   Lynn St.Amour
+   EMail: st.amour@isoc.org
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