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Chains of RFCs and Chains of Laws?

Posted by kdawson on from the apt-get-law dept.

AlexNicoll writes "I recently completed a DNSSEC library for the .NET platform (thanks to Wouter @ NLNetLabs for his help!). While writing the library, I encountered the extremely entertaining concept of following the long chain of DNS-related RFCs on the IETF website. Some RFCs were obsoleted, some were updated, some updates were obsoleted by others, and some were never really formally related or linked — so even finding them was a challenge in search-fu. Finally, I think I got the whole picture, but I'm not sure. Then I got to thinking: searching for the relevant RFCs in IETF RFC chains was a lot like trying to figure out how (in the US) local, regional, state, and federal laws interact with themselves and each other. Since I just recently moved, I thought I ought to know the rules of the place I live in. It turns out to be just as non-trivial, if not more so, than parsing RFC chains. So here's the question: given that the processes are somewhat similar, does anyone know of a project that has tried to consolidate all the information in one place, so that it's in one comprehensive and up-to-date document, for either laws or RFCs?" Update: 05/24 14:24 GMT by KD : Ray Bellis from Nominet took up the challenge and compiled dependency graphs for DNS-related RFCs.

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  1. DotFaggot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "I recently completed a DNSSEC library for the .NET platform

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  2. Some advice... by J+Mack+Daddy · · Score: 0, Troll

    > I encountered the extremely entertaining concept of following the long chain of DNS-related RFCs

    Get out more.

    --

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  3. Re:Refactoring by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Rofl you nerd fuck, you don't need that shit.

  4. Re:works for rfcs and laws by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sounds like Microsoft's way of writing code. Since the OP is writing a library for .NET it should work fine.

    Sounds like you're another sucker of Apple's cock.

  5. Re:works for rfcs and laws by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sorry, I couldn't understand you with Balmers balls in your mouth...

  6. Re:works for rfcs and laws by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dont forget to set your iPhone wallpaper to a picture of Steve Jobs face before you insert it

  7. Re:works for rfcs and laws by after · · Score: -1, Troll

    / China and Linux both suck for the American corporate world