agreed Scott > On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:57 AM, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > --On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 07:27 -0400 Scott Bradner > <sob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> fwiw - seems to me that the basic idea that MUST and must are >> the same is wrong and will lead to even more confusion >> >> imo - any clarification should (not SHOULD - i.e. the english >> language) say >> 1/ some authors capitalize some words for >> emphasis and clarity >> 2/ there is no requirement to use >> capitalized words >> 2/ when capitalized words are used RFC >> 2119 says what the capitalized words mean >> 3/ non capitalized words are interpreted >> using normal English > > Agreed, if your second #2 is modified to read "when capitalized > words are used and RFC 2119 is explicitly and normatively > referenced, RFC 2119 says what the capitalized words mean". In > other words, there is no universal applicability of 2119 -- if I > write a document that says "where this document says 'MUST', it > means you should (sic) do it if you find it convenient". that > might well be editorially dumb, but 2119 has nothing to do with > it, nor does it prevent such a definition. > > john > > >> > > > >