Hmm. Maybe my grammatical instincts have been compromised by living too
long in a non-English speaking country, but the use of "were" seems correct
to me, since the process of framing (i.e. devising) the restrictions took
place in the past.
--On 29 November 2001 10:38 -0500 Josh Lubell <> wrote:
>
> I noticed a minor grammar error in the compatibility spec. I believe the
> sentence before the enumerated list at the end of section 1.3 should read
> "The goals in framing these restrictions are as follows:" rather than
> "...were as follows"
> Josh
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