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Re: Use of LWSP in ABNF -- consensus call

Ned Freed <ned.freed@mrochek.com> Tue, 15 May 2007 19:03 UTC

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Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 12:03:04 -0700
From: Ned Freed <ned.freed@mrochek.com>
Subject: Re: Use of LWSP in ABNF -- consensus call
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> Lisa Dusseault wrote:
> > I share your concerns about removing rules that are already in use --
> > that would generally be a bad thing.  However I'm interested in the
> > consensus around whether a warning or a deprecation statement would be a
> > good thing.

> LWSP has a valid meaning and use, and its being misapplied somewhere
> doesn't make that meaning and usage invalid. I could see a note being
> added. However, anything more than that is totally inappropriate.

Full agreement with Tony here.

				Ned

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