Demonstration of Support for Multiformat Global Standards

[mlemmer]

Hi,

We are trying to promote Multiformats onto the global standards track at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the standards setting body for the Internet. Given that you are a member of the Multiformats community, and have implemented elixir-multibase, we need your help to demonstrate that there is implementer and developer support for this technology.

Manu Sporny, editor for the Multibase[1] and Multihash[2] I-D specifications at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), recently requested[3] the adoption of these specifications onto the global standards track (RFC).

Here's how this process works:

Manu has written the specifications[1][2] and published them as "Internet Drafts". [DONE]
Manu has requested[3] that they be moved onto the standards track. [DONE]
We need YOU, as an implementer or developer that uses this technology, to send an email in support of standardizing these specifications to dispatch@ietf.org.
The Area Directors at IETF then decide on the best path for standardization (Working Group, Area Director Sponsored work item, Informational Draft, etc.)

So, we need your help to standardize the Multiformats technologies as global Internet standards – it won't happen without your support.

To help, this is what we need you to do:

Write an email to dispatch@ietf.org.
Set the subject line to: "Re: Finding a home for Multibase and Multihash".
In the email, introduce yourself and what you do in the Multiformats ecosystem and why you find Multiformats useful.
Clearly state if you have implemented software that uses Multibase or Multihash and are supportive of the standardization of those technologies at IETF.
Clearly state that you are willing to provide implementation feedback on the specification (we will email you asking for feedback in a few months). NOTE: We're just documenting what's already implemented, so the specification shouldn't deviate from what's already deployed.

We are trying to get these emails demonstrating support into the IETF during the next two weeks. Please help us do that and ensure Multiformats become a global standard.

If you have any questions you can reach Manu at msporny@digitalbazaar.com. Thank you, in advance, for any support that you can provide.

~ Morgan

PS: We will be asking you to demonstrate similar support for use of Multiformats at the World Wide Web Consortium, the global standards setting body for the Web in the following weeks. You'll get a separate issue about that next week.

[1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-multiformats-multibase-06
[2] https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-multiformats-multihash-05.html
[3] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dispatch/Q9aUoF01Upbvl7STjJvjoU8hlHM/