Re: [apps-discuss] AppsAWG status, and communicating with the chairs

Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> Mon, 01 August 2011 15:36 UTC

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On 01/08/2011, at 6:48 AM, Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote:

> * Barry Leiba wrote:
>> Use of the "X-" Prefix in Application Protocols
>>  http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-saintandre-xdash
> 
> Why should this be a standalone document instead of having the ideas
> there in <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-iab-extension-recs> or
> some other document that explains issues around extensibility within
> a broader context than how a "X-" convention can be problematic?

Because the people who need to read the document would be even less likely to do so if it were hidden there.

Cheers,

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