<div dir="ltr"><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 10:40, Job Snijders via NANOG <<a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org">nanog@nanog.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
It's super official now: no more software bugs in networking gear.<br>
Sorry it took so long to document what the best current practise is!<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Job / Chris / Remco<br>
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Subject: RFC 9225 on Software Defects Considered Harmful<br>
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A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.<br>
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RFC 9225<br>
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Title: Software Defects Considered Harmful <br>
Author: J. Snijders,<br>
C. Morrow,<br>
R. van Mook<br>
Status: Informational<br>
Stream: Independent<br>
Date: 1 April 2022<br>
Mailbox: <a href="mailto:job@fastly.com" target="_blank">job@fastly.com</a>,<br>
<a href="mailto:morrowc@ops-netman.net" target="_blank">morrowc@ops-netman.net</a>,<br>
<a href="mailto:remco@asteroidhq.com" target="_blank">remco@asteroidhq.com</a><br>
Pages: 6<br>
Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None<br>
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I-D Tag: draft-dont-write-bugs-00.txt<br>
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URL: <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9225" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9225</a><br>
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9225<br>
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This document discourages the practice of introducing software<br>
defects in general and in network protocol implementations<br>
specifically. Software defects are one of the largest cost drivers<br>
for the networking industry. This document is intended to clarify<br>
the best current practice in this regard.<br>
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