Re: CAP-12 - interm version 'A'

Doug claimed on 09/05/2003 04:00:23 PM:
> > Then how come not all text was changed like this? 
> 
> Not done.

They why did you release CAP-12 and CAP-12-a if that change was not done?

> > rules.  After all, _that_ RFC uses 2 spaces after a period...
> 
> 1) A draft does not obsolete an RFC until it is released.

If you actualy read RFC 2223 then you'd see that it uses 2 spaces after a 
period, just like normal English.  Guess you ignored that and 
misinterpreted that 1 line in the guidelines you cite.  Had RFC 2223 meant 
for a single space to be used, _it_ would have used them...

> 2) It does look as if that is the new direction.

The only new direction I see is your change.  The RFC editors are working 
to make it clearer I think by replacing that 1 line in RFC 2223 with the 
paragraph that expressly says how spacing should be.

> 3) The draft is at -07 (not -06).

And did that paragraph get removed between -06 and -07?.. 

So if the RFCs after 2223 have 2 spaces AND RFC 2223 uses 2 spaces after a 
period AND the new draft  "Instructions for RFC Authors" guidelines the 
editorspoint you to (from http://www.rfc-editor.org/policy.html) says:

       (7) Spaces at the End of a Sentence

          When a sentence ended by a period is immediately followed by
          another sentence, there should be two blank spaces after the
          period.  This rule provides clarity when an RFC is displayed
          or printed with a fixed-width font. 

I think our draft should follow their guidelines use 2 spaces after a 
period.

It would make for a smaller diff than 707 changes so finding actual 
content changes would be easier for everyone.  Unless you dont want folks 
to be able to easily find the changes...

Bruce
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