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Re: Must and should again



>>"Julian" == Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> writes:

 Julian> (2) Developers' desires to know what "must" be done in all cases and
 Julian>     what "ought" to be done (but there may be exceptions), and what is
 Julian>     currently a "desirable thing" but is likely to one day become an
 Julian>     RC requirement.

 	This is what informative footnotes are for. They do not carry
 the weight of policy, but can onfrm people that this should
 directive shall, in the near future, become a must diurective,
 and they should plan accordingly. 
	
	Simple. Effective. And does not requirre wanking with the
 meaning of must, as defined by policy.

	We always had the solution -- there is not need to go back to
 the drawing board. 

	manoj
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