On 10/3/07, Taral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/3/07, Zefram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Afterthought: an easy fix for your proposal would be to change "SHALL" > > to "CAN and SHOULD". That lets the CotC avoid spreading uncertainty, > > at least if e can spot the risk. If you want it stronger, you could do > > "CAN, and SHALL unless e reasonably believes that doing so would cause > > confusion". > > Funny, someone suggested that, but the general consensus at the time > was that SHALL implies CAN. So what is the difference between "SHALL" > and "CAN and SHALL"?
As I recall, the general consensus was that "by announcement" implies CAN. -root
