- From: Marcos Caceres <marcosc@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:07:28 +1000
- To: Nic Jansma <nic@nicj.net>
- Cc: public-web-perf <public-web-perf@w3.org>
> On 25 Jun 2021, at 7:02 am, Nic Jansma <nic@nicj.net> wrote: > > RT #275: No mention to WebIDL in conformance section > > • Yoav: AI to talk to Marcos and see what that means > • Nic: Marcos is suggesting that the change was intentional Just to be clear, the redundant text is/was: """ The IDL fragments in this specification must be interpreted as required for conforming IDL fragments, as described in the [[WEBIDL]] specification. """ The above is like saying, "phrases written in the English language MUST be interpreted as [[English]]". It's tautological and redundant. The above text has somewhat dubious origins and it's a cary over from a bygone era of standardization at the W3C. Thus, if we see it in other specs, we should remove it as it adds no value. As a further note, more modern specifications, such as those at the WHATWG, don't even bother with a Conformance section at all. I don't necessarily agree with taking it to that extreme, as I personally like to know what MUST, SHOULD, and MAY mean and who defines that - but want to give the group more context regarding the push to remove redundant boilerplate statements such of text above. Hope that help!
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