- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:47:42 +0200
- To: cowwoc <cowwoc@bbs.darktech.org>
- CC: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
On 2013-07-30 18:03, cowwoc wrote:
> Julian,
>
> I understand the "legal" difference between the two but your reply
> didn't actually explain the benefit of using "ought to" instead of
> "SHOULD" (especially in light of the fact that the former causes
> confusion).
>
> Gili
The reason we don't use SHOULD is that BCP14 keywords SHOULD be used
sparingly:
Imperatives of the type defined in this memo must be used with care
and sparingly. In particular, they MUST only be used where it is
actually required for interoperation or to limit behavior which has
potential for causing harm (e.g., limiting retransmisssions) For
example, they must not be used to try to impose a particular method
on implementors where the method is not required for
interoperability.
Best regards, Julian
Received on Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:48:12 UTC