Hi August,

On 2021-04-15 09:31:00, you wrote to me:

 AA>>> ;)  However, "may" is very clear.  :D

 WvV>> I beg to differ...

 AA> According to fta-1006, the definitions are clear. But
 AA> interestingly, the doc expired 20 years ago.  Why a definition
 AA> doc needs to expire (and not be replaced by something else)
 AA> alludes me.

I think I red somewhere that every ftsc document needs to be reviewed every 2 years... Maurice should know, he's a member! ;)

 AA>>> They're all just a bunch of 1's and 0's in the end.  It's
 AA>>> all the same stuff.  :D

 WvV>> But how we get there isn't...

 AA> Oh.. that's true enough.  But I've made my point. Assuming that
 AA> the serialno must be implemenet in hex is just that, an
 AA> assumption.

Well if most software expects a hex number, maybe the standard needs to be reviewed, and worded more strict. ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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