Re: [sv-bc] E-mail Vote: Respond by 8am PDT, Monday, October 29 - 1573

From: Gordon Vreugdenhil <gordonv_at_.....>
Date: Mon Oct 29 2007 - 07:49:49 PDT
Brad Pierce wrote:
> Forcing port collapsing would not be backward compatible.
> 
>> If there is
>> a desire to force implementations to coerce ports when possible, then
>> there should be text saying that port collapsing must be done whenever
>> possible (and clarifying some of the cases where it may not be clear
>> whether it is possible). 


I think this exchange is at the core of all the objections.  1364 allows
either port coercion and collapsing in implementations for historical
reasons.  The assumption is that the two are "equivalent".  That
is not the case.  There are various cases that Steven and I
have raised where that assumption breaks down.  Any change to
require either approach will cause serious objections from various
vendors.

Although I appreciate the desire to have a tighter LRM in this
area, I just don't think it is feasible.  Given the time remaining,
I would suggest that we not spend further effort on this.

Gord.
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Gordon Vreugdenhil                                503-685-0808
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