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Re: [RIF] New diagram with Goals, CSFs, and Requirements

From: <jos.deroo@agfa.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 00:46:50 +0200
To: paula.patranjan@ifi.lmu.de
Cc: Dave Reynolds <der@hplb.hpl.hp.com>, public-rif-wg@w3.org, public-rif-wg-request@w3.org
Message-ID: <OF78A44D79.F55A28DA-ONC125717E.007C81CC-C125717E.007D1E3E@agfa.com>

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>> o Conformance model. I've not yet seen an example of when a default 
>> behaviour other than "ignore ruleset" could be used and question the 
>> linking of conformance model to the "default behaviour" proposal 
>> (which currently only has one named champion).
> The conformance model is more general than just 'ignore ruleset'. It 
> also relates to the multiple formal semantics for different rule sets, 
> e.g. in case one needs to combine two rule sets with different 
> semantics. There are also other examples such as interchange between 
> systems supporting priorities for rules and systems without such support 

> where other conformance models than just ignore rules could make sense.

I'm reminded about DanC's
[[
Any understanding (that you think) that is established
without a basis in black-and-white test cases and/or
code will almost certainly vaporize as soon as a few
new people join the activity, or as soon as the results
of the activity are presented to a wider audience.
]]
so can we make those "other examples" really tangible??

-- 
Jos De Roo, AGFA http://www.agfa.com/w3c/jdroo/
Received on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 22:47:52 GMT

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