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RE: And the DTD says, "I'm NOT dead yet!!"



I see your point.  Precision would seem 
to be an issue; that is, to determine if 
and where the agreement is incomplete or 
contrary.  Closing a system based on 
prose is quite a chore.

For those who wonder why some specs take 
forever to complete...

Len Bullard
Intergraph Public Safety
clbullar@ingr.com
http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard

Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti.
Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h


-----Original Message-----
From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@reutershealth.com]

> but in another process, 
> (determining if a transaction content 
> conforms), the informative description 
> becomes normative for the transaction. 

Not really.  If the formal description disagrees
with the prose, it must be changed to agree with
the prose.