- From: John Daggett <jdaggett@mozilla.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:34:27 -0700 (PDT)
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>, David Singer <singer@apple.com>
> > You could set an explicit conformance limit, and note in the > > algorithm wrinkles and steps 'for those wanting extra credit'. > > It's not harmful to document a robust and general algorithm, after > > all, just put "Note; this part is only needed for numbers >X, and > > X>9999 (the conformance limit)" > > It is harmful, however, to have MAY requirements if they're not > strictly necessary. Unless there's a very good reason, every > requirement should either be a MUST or shouldn't exist at all. So > I'd rather have a solid strategy and just spec that. Completely agree! John Daggett
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