On 30. Jun 2024, at 12:54, Kent Watsen <k...@watsen.net> wrote: > >> You SHOULD NOT stick a fork in an electrical outlet. >> it should instead say something like: >> Unless the fork is made out of non-conductive plastic, you SHOULD NOT stick >> it in an outlet.
There is a good point lurking here. The example is deeply wrong though. SHOULD is for situations in which the implementer/deployer/user has a reason to make a decision. Your example does not involve a decision, but a condition; it is a conditional MUST (with a clearly defined condition). I think the point the IESG was trying to make was that a SHOULD/SHOULD NOT without describing potential reasons why the ultimate decision might not comply (i.e., this was not a MUST/MUST NOT) is leaving the field too widely open. That is usually not the intent of a SHOULD (if it is, one can use a MAY instead, which also prepares the peer to prepare for non-compliance). Grüße, Carsten _______________________________________________ netmod mailing list -- netmod@ietf.org To unsubscribe send an email to netmod-le...@ietf.org
