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I was thinking that maybe we should change the spec instead, to specify > that if the TLV references a version firmware image, then it should have a VERS tag. oh sorry about sounding harsh. I'm trying to communicate that specs are harsh. Because they are. > >> Assuming that it's a spec, then if it says "shall have a VERS tag", then >> by gosh we should fail out if that tag is missing. >> >> Otherwise, write the spec differently. >> >> This is not a fuzzy sort of thing. > > I thought this was a forum for discussing things? Yes, sorry again, the idea here is that specs are not fuzzy. I'm not trying to quash discussion, just trying to say that if you have a spec, then you either have to change the spec, or *follow it*. thanks, -- John Hubbard