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Re: Testing SHOULD

From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 11:41:10 -0700
Message-ID: <481CB1C6.5020604@inkedblade.net>
To: "public-css-testsuite@w3.org" <public-css-testsuite@w3.org> 

L. David Baron wrote:
> On Saturday 2008-05-03 08:50 -0700, fantasai wrote:
>> Ok, I'm adding two flags to the list:
>>
>> rec
>>   Behavior tested is RECOMMENDED, but not REQUIRED. [RFC2119]
>> optional
>>   Behavior tested is preferred but OPTIONAL. [RFC2119] (These tests
>>   must be reviewed by a test suite owner or peer.)
> 
> rec could easily be confused with the W3C REC (Recommendation)
> status.
> 
> I prefer should and may given that the spec-writing community tends
> to refer to these requirement levels as shoulds and mays.

Ok, changed.

~fantasai
Received on Saturday, 3 May 2008 18:41:48 GMT

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