Re: [Bug 24823] New: [ServiceWorker]: "MAY NOT" is not defined in RFC 2119

On Feb 26, 2014 1:01 PM, "Bjoern Hoehrmann" <derhoermi@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> * bugzilla@jessica.w3.org wrote:
> >The section "Worker Script Caching" uses the term "MAY NOT", which is not
> >defined in RFC 2119.  I'm assuming this is intended to be "MUST NOT" or
maybe
> >"SHOULD NOT".
>
> If an agent "MAY $x" then it also "MAY not $x". It is possible that the
> author meant "must not" or "should not" in this specific instance, but
> in general such a reading would be incorrect. If course, specifications
> should not use constructs like "may not".
> --

Your use of "should not" and the logic implies that actually they may use
"may not" they just shouldn't.  Do you mean they may not?

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Received on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 18:36:59 UTC