Re: WG ACTION: 2 weeks to discuss [LL68] Stress constants are not user configurable

On 5/7/04 7:32 AM, "Philip Nye" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am quite happy with the current text. The use of protocol constants in the
> way we have done is commonplace and this is a protocol specification, not a
> guide for dummies.

Would it not then behoove us to eliminate ambiguity wherever possible? Ego
about "this is not a guide for dummies" set aside, ambiguity about standards
has cause problems before. For an example, see "The Great Microsoft Kerberos
Scandal."

Clarity is always preferable to ambiguity.

john

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