Re: Normative and Non-Normative - Why?

> Real web developers rarely if ever understand the
> meaning of the term
> "normative" nor necessarily the distinction being
> drawn.  This concept,
> in my opinion, is not useful to us as we try to
> produce a usable
> spec. 
I strongly agree.
I've been trying to understand this term for ages and
I am _extremely_ highly motivated to understand it.
Clearly it serves a purpose for some but I think that
we need to find a way of presenting the concept in the
document without using the term.
I would like to present an alternative but I am still
sufficiently confused by its meaning within the
Guidelines to offer one.

Cheers
Graham



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