Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party registrations
Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov@isode.com> Tue, 15 November 2011 02:13 UTC
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Cc: Roy Fielding <fielding@adobe.com>, Ned Freed <ned.freed@mrochek.com>, "apps-discuss@ietf.org" <apps-discuss@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party registrations
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Hi Martin, On 15/11/2011 01:43, "Martin J. Dürst" wrote: > 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. +1. To be honest I didn't know that this procedure was to be expected. In all cases I was expecting that some representative of the company/organization that defined the media type should be involved in a registration, even if somebody else does the work to actually document it. > 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. Exactly. > 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. > > 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. > > 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). > > > Regards, Martin. Best Regards, Alexey
- [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME types (… Larry Masinter
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Frank Ellermann
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Graham Klyne
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Nathaniel Borenstein
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Nico Williams
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Nico Williams
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Frank Ellermann
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Ned Freed
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Ned Freed
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Nico Williams
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Mark Nottingham
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Ned Freed
- [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party registrati… Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Larry Masinter
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Nico Williams
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Nico Williams
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Ned Freed
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Ned Freed
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Ned Freed
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… Graham Klyne
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Graham Klyne
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Graham Klyne
- Re: [apps-discuss] A modest proposal for MIME typ… t.petch
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [apps-discuss] Encouraging third party regist… Ned Freed