BCP 14, RFC 2119 on RFC Key Words

FYI, this document provides definitions of common requirements terms, such
as MUST, SHOULD, MAY, etc. which are often used in specifications.  I
expect we'll adopt these definitions when writing the WEBDAV specification.

- Jim

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>        BCP 14:
>        RFC 2119:
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>        Title:      Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
>                    Requirement Level
>        Author:     S. Bradner
>        Date:       March 1997
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>In many standards track documents several words are used to signify
>the requirements in the specification.  These words are often
>capitalized.  This document defines these words as they should be
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