On May 18, 2012, at 2:27 PM 5/18/12, Randy Bush wrote: >> I recommend an errata to RFC 2119: "These words MUST NOT appear in a >> document in lower case." > > first, that is not an erratum, it is a non-trivial semantic change.
You are correct and point taken. > > second, do we not already have enough problems being clear and concise > without removing common words from our language? Dave Crocker's suggestion would minimize the number of words taken out of our vocabulary: > I'd be inclined to change 2119 to reserve only Must, Should and May, > independent of case and for no other use, and release the other terms. In addition to "clear and concise" we need precision and avoidance of ambiguity. - Ralph > > randy
