- From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:50:06 +0100
- To: Norman Walsh <Norman.Walsh@Sun.COM>
- Cc: www-xml-linking-comments@w3.org
* Norman Walsh wrote:
>|>| http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-xlink11-20050707/ section 3 and 3.3 are
>|>| contradictory with respect to the keywords "optional" and "should, the
>|>| latter section refers to "should" as indicating "optional" features,
>|>| this is incorrect usage of RFC 2119 terminology, please change the
>|>| document such that it complies with the requirements in RFC 2119.
>|>
>|>What do you think is contradictory, exactly?
>|
>| Section 3.3 has 'for any optional conditions ("should" and "may")'. This
>| is a claim that both "should" and "may" mean "optional" where section 3
>| clearly states that "should" does not mean "optional".
>
>Does a proposal to replace:
>
> 2. for any optional conditions ("should" and "may") it chooses to
> observe, it observes them in the way prescribed, and
>
>with
>
> 2. for any recommended or optional conditions ("should" and "may")
> it chooses to observe, it observes them in the way prescribed,
> and
>
>satisfy your concern?
This is better; I'm not entirely happy, but this is probably clear
enough. Thanks.
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