OASIS ebXML Messaging Services TC

RE: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL

  • 1.  RE: [ebxml-msg] Issue 15: Use of the word OPTIONAL

    Posted 02-15-2002 14:29
    For what it's worth, some W3C specs use the non-uppercase form. The SVG spec
    (http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/REC-SVG-20010904.pdf), for
    instance, states:
    
    "Within this specification, the key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED",
    "SHALL", "SHALL
    NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" are to be
    interpreted as described in RFC 2119 (see [RFC2119]). However, for
    readability, these words
    do not appear in all uppercase letters in this specification."
    
    -Philippe