goodloe@b11.ingr.com (Tony Goodloe) (07/01/89)
With regard to standards: What is the difference between conform and comply? What is the difference between will and shall? tony "I will, ugh, shall conform, ugh, comply with all, ugh, .." goodloe
chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) (07/01/89)
In article <5397@b11.ingr.com> goodloe@b11.ingr.com (Tony Goodloe) writes: >With regard to standards: What is the difference between conform and >comply? What is the difference between will and shall? The use of these terms in standards matches that in formal English: I shall, you will, he will: I think. I will, you shall, she shall: or else. As standards are written in third person, `shall' means that there is some force backing up the statement. To comply with a standard, you conform to it: one complies with rules, and conforms to shapes (including patterns of behaviour). -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163) Domain: chris@mimsy.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris