[Bug 4651] Definition of 'consumer' needs clarification

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4651





------- Comment #2 from cmsmcq@w3.org  2007-08-02 19:56 -------
    The current editors' draft of SML-IF has an improvement on the old
    wording, but I have one further suggestion.  In the paragraph which now
    reads

        A program is a conforming SML-IF Consumer if it processes a conforming 
        SML-IF Document using, in whole or part, semantics defined by this 
        specification. A conforming SML-IF Consumer is not required to 
        process all elements defined in this specification, but any element 
        processed must be processed as defined here. 

    perhaps the last words should be changed to something like "must be
    processed in ways consistent with the semantics defined here", to 
    avoid possible confusion over the fact that many useful consumers will
    perform application- or domain-specific processing which goes behond
    what is defined here.  The editors may be able to find better words.

Received on Thursday, 2 August 2007 19:56:18 UTC