Re: [apps-discuss] Applicability Statements

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

On 2011-05-12 06:04, Barry Leiba wrote:
>> I think this is entirely sensible.  I've felt for some time that
>> we have underutilized the AS option.  Sometimes we incorporate
>> AS elements into a TS, but it has been a long time since they
>> have been done standalone.  You didn't mention it explicitly,
>> but use of AS documents eliminates another issue that has
>> annoyed lots of people about some BCPs: An AS is entirely
>> appropriate for recommendations about what we think is the least
>> bad thing to do under some set of circumstances.  When we make
>> that sort of recommendation in a BCP, we expose ourselves to the
>> criticism that the recommendation is neither best (as distinct
>> from a bad compromise), nor current (as distinct from a
>> recommendation about future behavior), nor actively practiced.
> 
> This is exactly what I'd have said if John hadn't said it.  Or, put
> another way, "I support the publi...."  No, wait.  Um.
> 
> Yes, let's go ahead with it.

+1. I would recommend it to all Areas in fact, but it's good for
somebody to start.

   Brian