Jon Postel (1980)
Request For Comments 761, Internet Engineering Task Force.
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc761
Abstract. An earlier draft of TCP that contains the formulation now known as Postel's Law: 'be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.' A design principle that shaped interoperable internet protocols for decades.
Tags: networking philosophy
