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Re: Schema nitpicks

To: Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>
Subject: Re: Schema nitpicks
From: "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:39:37 -0700
Cc: ietf-ldapbis@OpenLDAP.org
In-reply-to: <HBF.20030914prk8@bombur.uio.no>

At 08:55 AM 9/14/2003, Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:
>I suggest you define attribute type 'name' before its subtypes.
>I suggest you define object class 'person' before its subclass
>'organizationalPerson'.

An (editorial) decision was made long ago that the elements
would be listed in alphabetical order.  I see no technical
reason to revisit that decision.

>Object class 'residentialPerson' does not need 'l' in the MAY
>part, since it already is in the MUST part.  Object classes 'organizationalPerson' and 'residentialPerson' do not
>need 'telephoneNumber' in their MAY parts, since it already is in
>'person's MAY part.

The fact that some MUST/MAY lists contain redundant information
was previously discussed.  Consensus was not to make any
unnecessary changes to valid schema descriptions.

Kurt, LDAPbis co-chair

References:
- Schema nitpicks
  - From: Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>

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