[theme-reviewers] Proposed WordPress 3.3 Theme Review Guidelines Revisions

[Rick Anderson]

Newbie question - I can't find the imperative against the use of fopen()
type functions.  Can you point me in the direction of a conversation about
that?

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> But that's the point: it *is* an imperative. That's the difference between
> being REQUIRED to do/not to do something, versus something being
> RECOMMENDED to do/not to do, or OPTIONAL.
>
> For example: use of fopen() type functions: the requirement is imperative.
> They MUST NOT be used.
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Mario Peshev <mario at peshev.net> wrote:
>
>> I would not like 'must not' as too imperative - 'should not' or
>> 'required to' + some other verb indicating negative sound better in my
>> language at least.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mario Peshev
>> Training and Consulting Services @ DevriX
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpeshev
>> http://devrix.com
>> http://peshev.net/blog
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> wrote:
>> > We use the terminology from RFC 2119, in order to ensure consistency;
>> so:
>> > "required", "recommended", or "optional".
>> > I suppose we could replace "required not" with "must not"?
>> > Chip
>> >
>> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Angelo Bertolli <
>> angelo.bertolli at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Maybe the word FORBIDDEN could be used instead if it makes it clearer.
>> >>
>> >> On 11/10/2011 10:24 AM, Mario Peshev wrote:
>> >> > Please do apologize my English, but as a foreign language 'REQUIRED
>> >> > NOT to' written this way looks exactly like "NOT REQUIRED to'" (with
>> >> > this exact casing).
>> >> >
>> >> > Could be my bad, but these are guidelines and the cleaner, the
>> better.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mario Peshev
>> >> > Training and Consulting Services @ DevriX
>> >> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpeshev
>> >> > http://devrix.com
>> >> > http://peshev.net/blog
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Good morning, Theme developers and reviewers!
>> >> >> Now is the time to begin discussing and finalizing the changes to
>> the
>> >> >> Theme
>> >> >> Review Guidelines pursuant to the release of WordPress 3.3. Please
>> read
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> discuss, here:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> http://make.wordpress.org/themes/2011/11/10/wordpress-3-3-proposed-guidelines-revisions/
>> >> >> Note that, until WordPress 3.3 is released, these proposed revisions
>> >> >> are a
>> >> >> work-in-progress. Consider the above link as a "Request For
>> Comment";
>> >> >> if you
>> >> >> have anything to add, or disagree with anything proposed, please
>> >> >> comment
>> >> >> accordingly. We post these, because we value your input and
>> feedback as
>> >> >> Theme developers.
>> >> >> Thanks!
>> >> >> Chip
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