Re: Last Call: 'Proposed Experiment: Normative Format in Additionto ASCII Text' to Experimental RFC (draft-ash-alt-formats)

[Carl Malamud <carl at media.org>]

> As for traditional mathematical notation, I think resorting to it for
> all but the simplest formulas, e.g. "y =(m * x) + b)", often
> does a grave disservice to all readers who are not mathematicians.

"RFC authors MUST NOT use calculus or matrix algebra.  Addition and
subtraction MAY be expressed as formulas but authors SHOULD NOT
use formulations sufficiently complex to make a reader's head hurt."

Carl

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