> > no, because the MAY (or may) clause incorrectly implies that host
> > implementors are in a good position to make such a decision.
> > they're not.
> 
> I'm not saying the host implementor is in a good position. I'm saying
> that if the app (or anybody else) hasn't made a decision, 

but you have no way of knowing whether the app has made that decision.   
neither does the host.  we have a clear consensus to not change the 
existing API behavior, which assumes stable addresses by default,
and this implies that an app can 'choose' a stable address merely
by not taking any special action.  this is as it should be. 

> In this case, the
> host implementor is choosing to prioritize one kind of bug (privacy) vs
> another (app-compat). 

host implementors have no business making such decisions.  or at least,
IETF shouldn't endorse such brain-damage if they do.

> But I want it to be clearly
> stated that in some circumstances an implementor may decide that privacy
> is more important than app-compat.

yes I understand what you want.  and it's simply unacceptable.

Keith

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