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Re: [art] On BCP 190

Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> Tue, 23 July 2019 20:35 UTC

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From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:34:46 -0400
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Subject: Re: [art] On BCP 190
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Please re-read; it’s to prevent future problems. 

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> On 23 Jul 2019, at 4:28 pm, Leif Johansson <leifj@mnt.se> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 2019-07-23 21:54, Mark Nottingham wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 23 Jul 2019, at 3:34 pm, Leif Johansson <leifj@mnt.se> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Mark,
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In short, I'm not concerned about *this* IETF specification violating the BCP, I'm concerned when there are 1,000 specs that do so (which may not be that far away, given how many specs are being built on top of HTTP). 
>>> 
>>> Playing devils advocate: how is BCP190 then a BCP? I understand there
>>> may be an argument for the B and the C but if there are really 1000s
>>> of APIs that does what BCP190 say you MUST NOT, then in what sense
>>> does this represent Best Current /Practice/?
>> 
>> There aren't; I was speaking about the future.
> 
> 
> Ah so the BCP designation is aspirational? I personally think thats a
> problematic use of BCPs
> 
>    Cheers Leif

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