Re: PROPOSAL: Compliancy Level Standardization, Revision 1.
- From: "Ben 'The Con Man' Kahn" <xkahn cybersites com>
- To: "Dan \"Effugas\" Kaminsky" <effugas best com>
- cc: gnome-gui-list gnome org, recipient list not shown:
- Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Compliancy Level Standardization, Revision 1.
- Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 02:29:33 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Dan "Effugas" Kaminsky wrote:
> >Now, if everyone would just realize the total logic in what I've just
> >said, the debate could end *today* :) Hehehe
> Let nobody say that Bowie and I are lackeys for eachother :-)
>
> Bowie, any change in the future *will* require a total re-evaluation of the
> conformance guides.
>
> Lets say we go GC1 through GC4. Can we really get any more harsher than "If
> an application does not have this feature, it is buggy?" I mean, ever?
> Yes, I suggest a specific set of requirements for experimental apps, but
> those are a subset of GC1. If an experiemental app can't cheat a close, for
> example, neither can a standard one. But an experimental app can often skip
> many GC1 apps and still be "experimental"
>
> However, in the other direction, we can be less and less stringent about
> requiring features, though human means for evaulation break down around
> 5(that's why scales are given from 1 to 5). Like I said though, GC5 doesn't
> make sense...GC3 compliance implies GC2 and GC1 compliance, but GC5
> compliance DOES NOT IMPLY 1-4.
>
> Experimentals provide time for authors to prevent their apps from losing
> certification from one style guide to the next--experimental GC1, for
> instance.
>
> Anyway, as I was saying, if we suddenly realize we need a new category,
> everything will have to be re-evaluated. How can we prejudge the category
> of something before knowing if an alternate category exists?
I think we should name the guidelines with version numbers. :^)
So..
G98a-1:
G98a-2:
G98a-3:
...
And then it doesn't matter what order the levels go in.
-Ben
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