On Sun, 29 Apr 2007, Stefan Richter wrote: > I see a discussion on OBSOLETE vs. BROKEN there, which even ended in > a consensus, but I do not see an explicit discussion on OBSOLETE vs. > DEPRECATED.
i think this online definition matches what i have in mind: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-10,GGGL:en&defl=en&q=define:Deprecated&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title "A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs. Deprecated elements are defined in the reference manual in appropriate locations, but are clearly marked as deprecated. Deprecated elements may become obsolete in future versions of HTML. We recommend that authors avoid using deprecated elements and attributes whenever practical." note carefully how deprecated elements can still be used, but their use is discouraged and they *may become obsolete*. that's exactly what i was getting at. deprecated stuff *might* still be used; obsolete stuff *shouldn't* be used. rday p.s. just FYI, even *i'm* getting bored of this. :-) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
