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Re: RFC2119 Keywords

2002-02-15 06:20:03
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 01:01:20PM +0100, ketilf(_at_)ifi(_dot_)uio(_dot_)no wrote:
If the 2119 keywords included the any caps versions, eg "must" and "Must"
and...etc, you'd have to avoid using those keywords in your english to not
invoke the definitions in rfc2119 everywhere. If it is limited to
the all caps versions, eg "MUST", things get a bit easier. I don't think
the author of 2119 intended for everyone to watch their language.

In normative text, I don't see how "must" could occur anywhere except
where it was supposed to mean "MUST".  I use all-caps but I think we're
more experienced these days and we could stop shouting at each other now
if we chose to.



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