RFC 9225 - Software Defects Considered Harmful
Eric Kuhnke
eric.kuhnke at gmail.com
Fri Apr 1 19:12:32 UTC 2022
If there's a bug in an ISP's implementation of RFC2549 carrier 'equipment',
is that considered a software bug, hardware, or subject of ornithological
research?
On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 10:40, Job Snijders via NANOG <nanog at nanog.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It's super official now: no more software bugs in networking gear.
> Sorry it took so long to document what the best current practise is!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Job / Chris / Remco
>
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> Subject: RFC 9225 on Software Defects Considered Harmful
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> A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.
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> RFC 9225
>
> Title: Software Defects Considered Harmful
> Author: J. Snijders,
> C. Morrow,
> R. van Mook
> Status: Informational
> Stream: Independent
> Date: 1 April 2022
> Mailbox: job at fastly.com,
> morrowc at ops-netman.net,
> remco at asteroidhq.com
> Pages: 6
> Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
>
> I-D Tag: draft-dont-write-bugs-00.txt
>
> URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9225
> DOI: 10.17487/RFC9225
>
> This document discourages the practice of introducing software
> defects in general and in network protocol implementations
> specifically. Software defects are one of the largest cost drivers
> for the networking industry. This document is intended to clarify
> the best current practice in this regard.
>
>
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