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RFC 8890 – The Internet is for End Users (2020)
RFC 8890, published by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), argues that the IETF should explicitly prioritize end users over other stakeholders when making protocol design decisions. The author, who wrote the RFC, explains why IETF decisions are inherently political despite being framed as purely technical, using examples like DNS-over-HTTPS and Encrypted Client Hello. The piece calls for IETF participants to acknowledge the real-world consequences of their decisions, engage in broader consultation with policymakers and civil society, and apply principled reasoning grounded in end-user benefit rather than hiding behind technical neutrality.
Source: https://mnot.net/blog/2020/for_the_users. 8sync News only summarizes and links out; content copyright belongs to the authors and original sources.
