--- This message is a formal comment which was submitted to formal-comment_at_r6rs.org, following the requirements described at: http://www.r6rs.org/process.html --- submitter's name: Aubrey Jaffer submitter's email address: agj_at_alum.mit.edu type of issue: Defect priority: Minor R6RS component: Concepts version of the report: 5.92 one-sentence summary of the issue: 5.1. Requirement levels is MAXxed out full description of the issue: On page 20 "5.1. Requirement levels", the two occurences of the word "max" should be replaced by "may" (marked with ^^^ below): 5.1. Requirement levels The key words "must", "must not", "required", "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "recommended", "may", and "optional" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [4]. Specifically: must This word means that a statement is an absolute requirement of the specification. must not This phrase means that a statement is an absolute prohibition of the specification. should This word, or the adjective "recommended", mean that valid reasons max exist in particular circumstances to ignore a ------------^^^ statement, but that the implications must be understood and weighed before choosing a di?erent course. should not This phrase, or the phrase "not recommended", mean that valid reasons max exist in particular circumstances when the behavior of ------------^^^ a statement is acceptable, but that the implications must be understood and weighed before choosing the course described by the statement. may This word, or the adjective "optional", mean that an item is truly optional.Received on Mon Mar 12 2007 - 13:39:51 UTC
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