[chef] Re: Chef RFCs and You

[Noah Kantrowitz < >]

On Sep 4, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Phil Mocek 
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 wrote:

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> Noah Kantrowitz wrote:
> > # What is an RFC?
> 
> Why no mention of "request for comments" or rationale for the co-opting
> of a term that has been associated almost exclusively with the IETF and
> its ancestors since somewhere around the dawn of ARPANET nearly a
> half-century ago?

It was discussed when RFC0 was proposed as to if it would cause confusion. 
The conclusion was that in context it is highly unlikely to result in a case 
where there is substantial semantic overlap. I could definitely get behind 
the abbreviation CRFC to further distinguish things though. As for not 
mentioning it in this post, it was intended as a gentle overview :)

--Noah

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