Ken Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't really get that - what does "reference implementation" give > us? Does it just mean that if there's a bug in it, we can't fix it?
No, it means that this bug has to be implemented in all conformant implementations as well. > Or that there's not a complete set of documentation describing its > behavior? If there is, I haven't been able to locate it. It would really be helpful if there was a concise but complete document describing the intended behaviour of version objects -- in perl 5.10 as well as in compatibility mode. The reference implementation is supposed to implement these specifications, and prove that they are feasible. Unfortunately, in many cases, "reference implementation" is just another word for "standard by proof-of-concept". -- Johan
