(unknown charset) Re: how should RFC 2119 text be rendered?

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Dominique [ISO-8859-1] Hazaël-Massieux wrote:

> Note that this only concerns the usage of RFC keywords in specGL, not
> the usage mandated by specGL for other specifications. The relevant part
> for the latter says:
> """
> Checkpoint 13.1. Use conformance key words.
> Conformance requirements: the specification MUST use RFC 2119 keywords
> to denote whether or not requirements are mandatory, optional, or
> suggested.
> Rationale: Using these keywords helps to identify the testable
> statements in a specification.
> """
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-qaframe-spec-20030210/#Ck-use-keywords
>
> It does not insist on uppercase/lowercase.

I would suggest that lack of required formatting is made explicit to
avoid misinterpretation. Something along the lines of "this
specification does not place any requirements on RFC 2119 keywords
formatting or rendering."

Alex.

Received on Monday, 18 August 2003 12:40:01 UTC