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Re: [apps-discuss] An alteration to the WebFinger Spec

Mike Jones <Michael.Jones@microsoft.com> Thu, 01 November 2012 15:06 UTC

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+1!

From: apps-discuss-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:apps-discuss-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Paul E. Jones
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:40 PM
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Subject: [apps-discuss] An alteration to the WebFinger Spec

Folks,

Here's a proposal that some might find acceptable and others will probably love.  It's just a proposal, so no bazookas, please, from those who will find it troubling ;-)

http://hive.packetizer.com/users/paulej/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-appsawg-webfinger-03-ALT.txt

What I did with this text is the following:

*        Included all of the current -03 text (not yet published, but text folks proposed on the list)

*        Removed every reference to XML and XRD

*        Stated that the default format for /.well-known/host-meta.json is JRD

*        Stated that the default format for /.well-known/host-meta is implementation-dependent, so clients MUST use the Accept header to explicitly request the desired representation when using that resource (this is key to backward/forward compatibility and proper use of HTTP and Accept)

*        Removed the "account link relation" section

*        Removed the interop considerations section, since some feel there is no need and I think requiring use of "Accept" on host-meta will address any interop concerns

*        Removed the XML appendix that gave some people heartburn

This shaved off 6 pages of text, I think will still give us backward-compatibility for those who have asked for it, but more clearly positions JSON / JRD as the only format developers need to worry with.

Tell me what you think.

Paul

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