Internet Architecture Board (IAB) P. Hoffman Request for Comments: 7991 ICANN Obsoletes: 7749 December 2016 Category: Informational ISSN: 2070-1721 The "xml2rfc" Version 3 Vocabulary Abstract This document defines the "xml2rfc" version 3 vocabulary: an XML-based language used for writing RFCs and Internet-Drafts. It is heavily derived from the version 2 vocabulary that is also under discussion. This document obsoletes the v2 grammar described in RFC 7749. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable to provide for permanent record. It represents the consensus of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). Documents approved for publication by the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7991. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Hoffman Informational [Page 1] RFC 7991 The "xml2rfc" Version 3 Vocabulary December 2016 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................5 1.1. Expected Updates to the Specification ......................5 1.2. Design Criteria for the Changes in v3 ......................6 1.3. Differences from v2 to v3 ..................................6 1.3.1. New Elements in v3 ..................................6 1.3.2. New Attributes for Existing Elements ................7 1.3.3. Elements and Attributes Deprecated from v2 ..........8 1.3.4. Additional Changes from v2 ..........................9 1.4. Syntax Notation ...........................................10 2. Elements .......................................................10 2.1. ................................................11 2.2.

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