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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:53:24 +1300
From: Kent Fredric <kentnl@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] RFC: GLEP - Require Projects to report to
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:12:57 -0500
"William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:

> > Just to point out, part of, why people are interpreting this as they
> > are: you frame it as a requirement, even a "mandatory requirement",
> > without specifying what recourse, if any, there is if such requirements
> > are not met.  =20
>=20
> I can understand that perspective. I am more of the mindset of not having=
=20
> recourse. I am not a fan of punishment. If projects repeatedly do not do =
it,=20
> oh well. That is their choice, just not encouraged.

I think that's possibly what confused me.

Terms like "Promoted", "Encouraged", "Recommended" are probably closer
to your perspective in that they convey being "Very strong indications that
a thing should be done", instead of "An indication a thing _must_ be done".

Because indicating _must_ does imply definitive actionable consequences for
non-compliance.

Where's the others only imply that somebody might bend your arm and give you
a conversation if compliance is not met.

And then you can term the failure to comply as an opposite:

"Neglecting to report is strongly discouraged"

Whereas if you say "mandatory"/"must", then the opposites are

"must not", and "forbidden"






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