On 2012-05-18 19:27, Randy Bush wrote:
I recommend an errata to RFC 2119: These words MUST NOT appear in a
document in lower case.
first, that is not an erratum, it is a non-trivial semantic change.
second, do we not already have enough problems being clear and concise
without removing
Very seriously - after all that has been said on this thread, I see
no reason to change anything.
the discussion has incited me to change the boiler plate which i will
use henceforth
The key words MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHALL, SHALL NOT,
SHOULD, SHOULD NOT, RECOMMENDED, MAY, and
On May 19, 2012, at 08:48, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
Very seriously - after all that has been said on this thread, I see
no reason to change anything.
+1
This is one of those issues that is best addressed by *awareness*, not by new
rules.
Grüße, Carsten
As a reader of RFCs, I've come to expect that 2119 words are always
capitalized, and that when the same words appear in lowercase or mixed
case they're not being used in the 2119 sense. This seems to be a de
facto standard, even though 2119 doesn't require it. I'm in favor of
continuing with
On 5/16/12 3:59 PM, Barry Leiba wrote:
It's probably worth having a discussion of all of that
Did you envision THIS much discussion?
So perhaps if Randy's new suggested boilerplate could be added as
an erratum to 2119
yikes! i did not intend that. and i think folk need to look up
'erratum', think trivial bug fix. this would be a change. and i do
not have the hubris to change sob's immortal words :)
i think the practical
