Re: [Json] ECMA-262 normative?

R S <sayrer@gmail.com> Tue, 01 October 2013 01:55 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Json] ECMA-262 normative?
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On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> wrote:

>
> > Normative references specify documents that must be read to understand
> or implement the technology in the new RFC, or whose technology must be
> present for the technology in the new RFC to work.
>
> If we make that true for ECMA-262, we have seriously broken the document.


It is true for RFC 4627. That makes claims that JSON has nothing to do with
ECMAScript rather baseless, at least if one plays the part of spec nerd.

I think we should have a rationale for changing this, since we're not
supposed be changing things without being very careful.

- Rob