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		kjellsbells 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Many hells of WebDAV Postel's Law strikes again. What's the point of having RFCs with MUST and SHOULD if everyone does what they need? You end up with French cafe[0] implementations. [0] https://www.samba.org/ftp/tridge/misc/french_cafe.txt

philipwhiuk 25 days ago [–]

You're only required to do a MUST if you claim to implement the RFC at all. You're not required to implement an RFC.

The author's mention of a lawsuit for not following an RFC is insane.

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