Re: bug-to-bug compatibility - another issue

On 2/22/06, Paulex Yang <paulex.yang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This paragraph is just what I want to say about the bug compatibility,
> my idea is:
> 1. we should comply with spec
> 2. if RI is contradict with spec, and RI is not logical(sometimes it is
> very obvious, you know what I mean), we comply with RI; else, we discuss
> it case by case.
> 3. if spec is not so clear, we should comply with RI
> 4. if some application failing on that different behavior, we discuss it
> case by case

and +1 from me :-). IMHO, excellent guideline.

Bugs can be both in the spec and in the RI impl. For all non-trivial
cases logic and discussion here in mailing list should help us to
decide what to comply.

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Anton Avtamonov,
Intel Middleware Products Division