Name: Anonymous 2015-07-03 20:02
https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-thomson-postel-was-wrong-00
Jon Postel's famous statement in RFC 1122 of "Be liberal in what you
accept, and conservative in what you send" - is a principle that has
long guided the design of Internet protocols and implementations of
those protocols. The posture this statement advocates might promote
interoperability in the short term, but that short term advantage is
outweighed by negative consequences that affect the long term
maintenance of a protocol and its ecosystem.
Jon Postel's famous statement in RFC 1122 of "Be liberal in what you
accept, and conservative in what you send" - is a principle that has
long guided the design of Internet protocols and implementations of
those protocols. The posture this statement advocates might promote
interoperability in the short term, but that short term advantage is
outweighed by negative consequences that affect the long term
maintenance of a protocol and its ecosystem.