Re: [IDMEF] IESG Comment section 3.2.5

David A. Curry wrote:

>>>>>>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Herve Debar, identified as "Herve" below, wrote:
> 
> 
>   +> Also, I noticed this: [[ 3.2.5 Enumerated Types
>   +> Enumerated types are represented by the ENUM data type, and consist of an
>   +> ordered list of acceptable values.  Each value has a rank (number) and a
>   +> representing keyword.
>   +> Within IDMEF XML messages, the enumerated type keywords are used as
>   +> attribute values, and the ranks are ignored.  However, those IDMEF-
>   +> compliant applications that choose to represent these values internally in
>   +> a numeric format MUST use the rank values identified in this memo. ]]
>   +> What right has a spec of this type to tell an application to do
>   +> internally?
> 
>   Herve> Suggestion: drop paragraph.
> 
> Agreed.  I think this is an artifact of the merge of the UML draft (which had
> an SMI/SNMP flavor) and the XML draft, and probably never should have made it
> through the merge.
> 
> --Dave
> 
> 
Formal proposal:
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Replace:

<section title="Enumerated Types">
<t>Enumerated types are represented by the ENUM data type, and consist
of an ordered list of acceptable values.  Each value has a rank
(number) and a representing keyword.</t>

<t>Within IDMEF XML messages, the enumerated type keywords are used as
attribute values, and the ranks are ignored.  However, those IDMEF-
compliant applications that choose to represent these values
internally in a numeric format MUST use the rank values identified in
this memo.</t>
</section>

by

<section title="Enumerated Types">
<t>Enumerated types are represented by the ENUM data type, and consist
of an ordered list of acceptable values.</t>
</section>


Possibility:
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Create namespaces for all enum types to allow easier evolution of the 
standard ?

*Unless strong objections, this change will appear in next draft.*

Hervé
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