# OPF External RFCs
+Funded by NLnet Grants as part of EU Horizon 2023
+
+These are Draft Proposals only that are in the process of being
+written and submitted to the
+[OpenPOWER Foundation ISA TWG](https://openpower.foundation/groups/isa/).
+They are not part of the official Power ISA unless ratified by the
+OPF ISA TWG.
+[Power ISA is Trademarked](https://trademarks.justia.com/789/79/power-78979814.html).
+Draft unofficial proposals in PDF form may be found on the
+[Libre-SOC FTP site](https://ftp.libre-soc.org/opf_ext_rfc)
+
+Constructive Feedback on Draft Proposals is best discussed on the
+[Libre-SOC ISA mailing list](http://lists.libre-soc.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-soc-isa). Note that once RFCs are formally submitted, involvement in
+their discussion within the OPF ISA TWG first requires OPF
+Membership, and once joined a request to be submitted to join the ISA TWG.
+
To add a new RFC, take a copy of an existing RFC and use it as a template,
ensure to keep the '''opf_rfc''' tagging so that the RFC appears
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-Please note: writing, development, and any discussion of RFCs before 25oct2022
+Please note: research, writing, development, and any discussion of RFCs before 25oct2022
(ls001, ls002, ls003) do not qualify for NLnet funding under
[[nlnet_2022_opf_isa_wg]] because NLnet Grants are not retrospective.
However *further* work on those 3 RFCs *does* qualify (because the