Re: [Json] Normative reference reasoning and logistics

"Matt Miller (mamille2)" <mamille2@cisco.com> Tue, 17 November 2015 15:17 UTC

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From: "Matt Miller (mamille2)" <mamille2@cisco.com>
To: "Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr)" <jhildebr@cisco.com>
Thread-Topic: [Json] Normative reference reasoning and logistics
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Cc: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>, "json@ietf.org" <json@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: [Json] Normative reference reasoning and logistics
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> On Nov 17, 2015, at 02:10, Joe Hildebrand (jhildebr) <jhildebr@cisco.com> wrote:
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> On 11/14/15, 8:10 PM, "json on behalf of Tim Bray" <json-bounces@ietf.org on behalf of tbray@textuality.com> wrote:
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>> But I have a practical question. What exact effect to we expect this to have?  Will ECMA-404 be updated in place with a reference to 7159bis (ECMA specs can be updated in place, because -404 already has been,
>> to remove a silly typo).  Will there be an ECMA-404bis, and if so, should we work carefully with ECMA to make sure that the two -bis specs mutually reference each other?
> 
> My understanding is that this is the intent.  A normative reference makes roughly the same amount of sense in the other direction (i.e. Perhaps none, depending on your point of view), but that we have pre-discussed with the -404 team this potential approach for moving forward.
> 
> Our ECMA liaison might want to speak more formally to this point.
> 

This is what's been discussed with Ecma TC39.  They will update 404 to include a reference to 7159bis when it completes.  As everyone surmises, no further changes are expected in either documents.


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Matt Miller <mamille2@cisco.com>
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