On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 02:16:38PM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 09:01, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> > saying that WPA is the de facto standard does not mean, or imply, that
> > it is not somehow a real standard (whatever that means).
> > 
> > WEP is a real standard too. WPA is the de facto encryption standard for
> > wireless networks.
> > 
> > now our pages say:
> > 
> > WPA is the encryption standard for wireless networks.
> > 
> > that is wrong, because there is no emphasis on the word "the" (and
> > even if there were, it would be too subtle). now we have a sentence
> > that could easily be interpreted to mean there are no other encryption
> > methods for wireless.
> > 
> > if you really hate how it was worded so much, i suggest you at least
> > change it to "the recommended standard", or somesuch.
> 
> How about the current encryption standard?

yes, that'd work too.
jmc

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