Re: [Bug 20944] New: EME should do more to encourage/ensure CDM-level interop

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Fred Andrews <fredandw@live.com> wrote:

> > I think you are assuming that 'independently implemented' implies
> > 'does not contain non-user modifiable components'.
>
> 'Independently implementable' means that all components can be
> independently implemented unless qualified.
>
> If a system depends on components that can not be modified
> then the system can not be fully independently re-implemented.
>

As Mark says, you are assuming that independently implementable implies the
absence of non-user modifiable components.

That is a qualification of independently implementable, and certainly is
not a shared understanding of the phrase.

Independently implementable means that two independent individuals (or
organizations) can implement X in a manner that it is sufficiently
interoperable (to some expected degree).

This has nothing to do with whether user modifiable or user non-modifiable
components are present or required, which is a completely orthogonal
criterion.

I'd suggest you find a way to qualify your language so it won't be
confusing to those that do not share these assumptions.