On 2026-06-02, Andreas Enge wrote:
> Am Fri, May 29, 2026 at 09:41:27AM -0700 schrieb Vagrant Cascadian:
>> p.s. Just now I noticed that "should" in the disapproval section is
>> really standing out to me as something to be replaced with a stronger
>> word in the future (e.g. "must")...
>
> Concerning the words, if I understood correctly, the two are used
> synonymously in RFCs.

The native (american) english speaker within me disagrees, and the RFC
about the language of RFCs seems to also disagree...

https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119/

  "MUST This word, or the terms "REQUIRED" or "SHALL", mean that the
   definition is an absolute requirement of the specification."

  "SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may
   exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a
   particular item, but the full implications must be understood and
   carefully weighed before choosing a different course."

live well,
  vagrant

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