- From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 14:53:49 -0500
- To: pat hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
- Cc: Sandro Hawke <sandro@w3.org>, public-sw-meaning@w3.org
On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:50, pat hayes wrote: [...] > Suggestion: lets decide to NEVER make rules that require consistency. > What we can do is to make rules about what should be done if > inconsistencies are detected, or about who is responsible for > clearing up the mess, or whatever. What's the difference? > But if we say that its wrong to be > inconsistent, then the task of being right becomes unmanageably > complex very quickly. How does the difference between "you're wrong" and "you're responsible" make the task any easier? > Its almost impossible to be SURE you are > avoiding inconsistencies whenever you open your mouth (or your web > server), even if you want to: and as Peter points out, you may well > not want to be consistent with everyone. Yes, to open your mouth is a risk. This is news? -- Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
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