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From: John Reid <jkr@rl.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: (SC22WG5.2674) Requirements repository
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Van,

> I wasn't around for the last requirements period, so I may make some
> incorrect assumptions.  Correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
> It is my understanding that we had one giant text document that listed
> all of the potential requirements, and that each one had a number for
> reference.

Yes, but delete the word 'giant'. The size of N1189 is 189851 bytes.
The size of the N1509 (the recent US vote) is 159442 bytes as pdf and
183714 bytes as pdf, making a total of 343156 bytes.
 
> So as not to require somebody to assemble that document, can we instead
> have a directory in which each document has a number?

I am opposed to this. The text file with numbered items works very well
for the interpretations and for the repository.

> A side effect of having a directory is that we could accept the same
> file formats as we do for other purposes: text, PostScript and PDF.

A decided disadvantage. Handling the US vote was a pain. I could not
concatenate it with the other country votes into a single document and
I could not cut and paste from it while considering how to respond to
it. 
 
Cheers,

John.