Re: 2119bis

I offer for consideration in the attachment  the ISO and IEC  requirements 
for use of  the
terms   "Shall" ; Shall not"; "Should"; "Should not" ;  "May"; "Need not" ;
"Can'; "Cannot" in ISO and IEC standards.

This document explains why ISO/IEC selects "Shall" and "Shall not" rather
than "Must" and "Must not" to denote mandatory requirements.


"Do not use "must" as an alternative for "shall". (This will avoid any
confusion  between the requirements of a document and external statutory
obligations.)"


It is in the interests of IETF to contemplate and perhaps reference this
ISO/IEC document somehow in our definition of the terms below


2.1.  MUST  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
    2.2.  MUST NOT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
    2.3.  SHOULD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
    2.4.  SHOULD NOT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
    2.5.  MAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4






George T. Willingmyre, P.E.
President, GTW Associates
Spencerville, MD USA 20868
301.421.4138
www.gtwassociates.com

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