Re: [apps-discuss] IETF technical plenary: the end of application protocols

Scott Brim <scott.brim@gmail.com> Mon, 21 March 2011 16:44 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] IETF technical plenary: the end of application protocols
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On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:37, Dave CROCKER <dhc@dcrocker.net> wrote:
> I think Claudio raises another fundamental point, namely the loss of
> interoperability.  The proposed model is a pure silo, with no apparent
> ability to have variations or incremental capabilities that build on the
> base, except by the single vendor providing the proprietary protocol.

Could you give a specific example?