On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 3:55 AM Kent Watsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> A message from one of the Ops Area ADs. Good advice! > > > An interesting and very old topic. It is directly relevant to the Versioning work. Very specifically, how would the following paragraph be changed from MUST to SHOULD RFC 7950, sec 11: Otherwise, if the semantics of any previous definition are changed (i.e., if a non-editorial change is made to any definition other than those specifically allowed above), then this MUST be achieved by a new definition with a new identifier. Andy *From:* Warren Kumari <[email protected]> > *Date:* June 30, 2024 at 6:14:51 AM EDT > *To:* ops-chairs <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *A short note / request…* > > > Hi there all, > > As you've probably all realized by now, the IESG goes through cycles of > what it thinks is super important. > > We just had the annual IESG/IAB workshop, and what something that got a > lots of attention is ensuring that when a document contains a SHOULD, it is > clear about under what conditions the SHOULD does or does not apply. > > From RFC2119: > "3. 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. > > 4. SHOULD NOT This phrase, or the phrase "NOT RECOMMENDED" mean that > there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances when the > particular behavior is acceptable or even useful, but the full > implications should be understood and the case carefully weighed > before implementing any behavior described with this label." > > > So, if a document says something like: > You SHOULD NOT stick a fork in an electrical outlet. > it should instead say something like: > Unless the fork is made out of non-conductive plastic, you SHOULD NOT > stick it in an outlet. > > I figured I'd let you know this so you ensure that documents that come > through your WG fit this to minimize the chance of DISCUSS ballots. > > W > > _______________________________________________ > netmod mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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