On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 09:16:06PM -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Note that's a "may" and a "should", not a "must". IIRC they only trigger > > lintian warnings, not errors. > > If I tell my son, "You may not go play in the rain.", he knows > that he can't go play in the rain.
<OT> If you tell your som, "You must not go play in the rain", it's the best way to be sure he'll be doing it ;) </OT> > Thus, "may" in this context is ambiguous. "Should" is only slightly > less so. See RFC 2119. I think usages of may, should, must and stuff should follow these explanations. Mike
