"Over time specifications have drifted towards being written in a stiff and officious manner, laden with a sense of, but no actual, rigour; as if they were the

"Over time specifications have drifted towards being written in a stiff and officious manner, laden with a sense of, but no actual, rigour; as if they were the Doings of Serious Men. In the old days RFCs were written more along the lines of "A letter to the implementer", with directions on how to implement the protocol. Heck, some of them even went so far as to include code. Actual code!" Great quote. I love the phrase "Doings of Serious Men." I might have to adopt it.