On Sat, 2005-07-02, Bruce Lilly wrote:
On Sat July 2 2005 09:23, Keith Moore wrote:
...
which essentially means "you MUST do this unless you have a
good reason to make an exception".
No. (sigh) I wish people would stop trying to reinterpret BCP 14 (a.k.a.
RFC 2119). The BCP 14 text is concise and clear. Here in their entirety
are sections 1-6 of BCP 14:
...
3. SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there
may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a
particular item, but the full implications must be understood and
carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
I'm sorry, but with careful reading, it seems to me that Keith's statement is
an accurate paraphrase. Could you expand on what you see as the difference?
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Bill McQuillan <McQuilWP(_at_)pobox(_dot_)com>