Re: Testing SHOULD

Bonner, Matt (IPG) wrote:
> Thinking about how the SHOULD tests will help might offer
> guidance for how to name them.
> 
> Obviously, these tests serve to see how UA's are doing; the
> question that seems interesting to consider is what people
> will conclude based on the results.
> 
> For example, if the results will guide decisions on which
> SHOULD items should get promoted to MUST or dropped to MAY,
> a flag name suggesting that idea seems helpful.
> 
> How do people expect testing SHOULD requirements to help?

I think the main goal is to drive interoperability on implementing
the SHOULD requirements. Dropping SHOULD requirements based on
non-implementation is also a possibility, but something we want
to avoid. :)

~fantasai

Received on Saturday, 3 May 2008 15:40:56 UTC