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Re: [apps-discuss] The state of 'afs' URi scheme

"Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@gbiv.com> Mon, 31 January 2011 19:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] The state of 'afs' URi scheme
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On Jan 31, 2011, at 3:20 AM, Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote:
> Since these schemes are in Provisional category, it means that they are 'waiting for specification'.  If no-one specifies them, they should be moved to Historical.  That's clear, IMO.

No, they should be removed from the registry and allowed to be
defined by some other spec in the future.  There is no need to
reserve the schemes of unimplemented identifier mechanisms.

....Roy

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