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I think Postel is misrepresented. It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec.

Working code and rough consensus is how we progress.



> It was addressed to programmers who anally rejected everything that was not (in their opinion) in spec.

What's wrong with that? The only issue I see is the _in their opinion_ bit. If there's confusion about the spec, then it should clarified and codified. But otherwise: yes, you should absolutely aggressively reject everything not in spec.




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