+1; this is what we're doing in HTTPbis. On 05/01/2013, at 5:15 AM, Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Wonderful perennial topic. :) > > As I always say when this comes up, when writing drafts I've settled > on using the 2119 keywords only in their uppercase form, and otherwise > using "need to", "ought to", "might" (etc.) to avoid all possible > confusion. Sure, it's a bit stilted, but we're not writing gorgeous > prose here, we're writing technical specifications that need to be > completely clear. > > Peter > > - -- > Peter Saint-Andre > https://stpeter.im/ > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.18 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlDnHCQACgkQNL8k5A2w/vxKmwCfXKjDtMqQiPp4a0udOB8Q9IbA > q9QAoNiXj2r/q4yRLp0B/13m6Xxg5YN4 > =3PER > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/