- From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:56:28 +0100
- To: Alex Rousskov <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>
- Cc: Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net>, ietf-http-wg@w3.org, Atom Syntax <atom-syntax@imc.org>
Alex Rousskov wrote: > > Also, no matter how intelligent an implementation, it's self testing > > will never be as thorough as the testing done by all the clients > > using it. > > That's not the point. The point is that if an implementation can > self-fix problem X, then that implementation can usually test for X. > If an implementation cannot self-fix problem X, it is pointless to > inform that implementation (rather than a human) that X is a problem. Ok, now I understand your point. I agree, at least for the next decade or two. (Specifications are imprecise and broken too, so there comes a point when the question of whether to self-fix X, having identified a logical deviation from specification through self-analysis, is dependent on a value judgement about the specification, for which feedback from communicating peers is useful.) -- Jamie
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