On Nov 12, 2010, at 4:18 AM, Ricardo Signes wrote: >> I'd like to make them consistent. >> >> RJBS would not. > > That is a mischaracterization. You would like to make them consistent by > changing the spec to allow new forms. I would like to make them consistent by > fixing the long standing bug that renders them contrary to the specification.
Right, but: a. It's not a bug, it's based on how Pod::Parser worked long before Pod::Simple. b. We'd break a lot of existing Pod if we changed it. Best, David