The following issue has been SUBMITTED. ====================================================================== https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1871 ====================================================================== Reported By: geoffclare Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: 1003.1(2024)/Issue8 Issue ID: 1871 Category: Base Definitions and Headers Type: Error Severity: Editorial Priority: normal Status: New Name: Geoff Clare Organization: The Open Group User Reference: Section: 4.13, 2.10.14, touch Page Number: 99, 553, 3452 Line Number: 3016, 19771, 117770 Interp Status: --- Final Accepted Text: ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2024-11-07 10:25 UTC Last Modified: 2024-11-07 10:25 UTC ====================================================================== Summary: ISO editors Issue 8 comment 031 Description: In their comment 031 on Issue 8 the ISO editors requested that uses of "may not" be changed to use alternative wording. The Austin Group's response was that for uses in normative text this change would be considered for the next TC.
The suggested changes avoid using "might", as that is another of the ISO editors' requests. Desired Action: On page 99 line 3016 section 4.13 Host and Network Byte Orders, change:<blockquote>Network byte order may not be convenient for processing actual values.</blockquote>to:<blockquote>Network byte order can be inconvenient for processing actual values.</blockquote> On page 553 line 19771 section 2.10.14 Signals<blockquote>Depending on the protocol, the expedited data may or may not have arrived at the time of signal generation.</blockquote>to:<blockquote>Whether or not the expedited data have arrived at the time of signal generation depends on the protocol.</blockquote> On page 3452 line 117770 section touch, change:<blockquote>Some implementations may not be able to represent dates beyond January 18, 2038, ...</blockquote>to:<blockquote>Some implementations are not able to represent dates beyond January 18, 2038, ...</blockquote> ====================================================================== Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare New Issue 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Name => Geoff Clare 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Organization => The Open Group 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Section => 4.13, 2.10.14, touch 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Page Number => 99, 553, 3452 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Line Number => 3016, 19771, 117770 2024-11-07 10:25 geoffclare Interp Status => --- ======================================================================
