Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party registrations (was: Re: A modest proposal for MIME types (and URI schemes))

[Ned Freed <[e-mail]>]

> Hello Ned, others,

> On 2011/11/15 4:33, Ned Freed wrote:

> >> > ENCOURAGE the public to register any names that they have seen in
> >> > deployed software. (same for URI schemes)
> >
> >> I think third-party registration is indeed something we should encourage
> >> more.
> >
> > How do you propose we do that?

> It seems that currently, people don't even know that it is possible. So
> the first step is to make this more known. On another list, you write:
> "We have always allowed registrations by any interested party." That's
> apparently true, but is it done because nowhere in RFC 4288 it says it's
> not possible? Then making it explicit in draft-freed-media-type-regs
> should help.

Seems like a good idea to me. I'll see what I can come up with. Unfortunately
we're in draft-blackout so I can't post a revision.

> For example, you could put in a section 4.12, (Non-)Requirements for
> Contact Information, Author, and Change Controller, saying explicitly
> that third-party registrations are welcome.

OK.

> This could also explain what in such a case contact information, author,
> and change controller should be. I'd assume that contact information
> goes to the submitter, but change controller stays with the company or
> individual that created the format, but you'll know better what's
> current practice. If I did a third-party registration, this would be the
> place where I'd really not know which way to go.

That's nominally how it works, but I'm not strongly wedded to it as an
approach.

> You can also add pointers to that new section, or just mention the fact,
> in other places where somebody might potentially look. As an example, in
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-freed-media-type-regs-01#section-5.5,
> you could say that in addition to providing comments, new registrations
> and change requests by third parties are also possible.

OK.

> The next step would then be to put text saying "Media Types may also be
> registered by third parties." or so on the relevant pages at IANA (e.g.
> http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/mediatypes.pl and
> http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/index.html)

Realistically, that's the place where it is likely to do the most good.

				Ned