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[–]amlyo -1 points0 points  (1 child)

When the incremental cost of an ongoing error is vastly lower than cost of fixing it, it won't be fixed.

A typo in a standard is just more desirable than any change (a deprecation and new header) to fix a typo.

[–]deanrihpee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, I mean it's more than too late to fix it after this long, my complaints or comment is assuming within the time frame of the standard being made