Re: [YANG] default values

On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 05:57:09PM +0100, Ladislav Lhotka wrote:
> Andy Bierman p????e v ??t 17. 01. 2008 v 07:42 -0800:
> > I strongly object to removing the default-stmt.
> > As Balazs pointed out, if a WG does not agree on a suitable
> > default value, they do not have to define one.  This clause
> > is needed to support NETCONF, not only to provide as much
> > machine-readable info about the data model characteristics,
> > but to simplify NETCONF tasks for operators and applications.
> 
> Operators should only be concerned with the defaults used by their front
> ends - and these would typically include much more than just the MUST
> defaults that YANG can handle.

I believe the assumption of the availability of a smart frontend 
won't work for all. For me, usefulness without a smart frontend is a
requirement. If there are requirements folks here, please write this
down.

/js

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