Re: [apps-discuss] [rest-discuss] request to register 'describes' link relation (http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wilde-describes-link-01)

Nathan <nathan@webr3.org> Tue, 09 October 2012 23:22 UTC

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From: Nathan <nathan@webr3.org>
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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] [rest-discuss] request to register 'describes' link relation (http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wilde-describes-link-01)
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Erik Wilde wrote:
> dear link-relations experts,
> 
> this is a request to register 'describes' in the IANA link relations 
> registry established by RFC 5988. the latest draft of the registration 
> document is available at 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wilde-describes-link-01, and the last 
> version announced on a variety of mailing lists has not generated any 
> feedback asking for changes.
> 
> should the registration request be accepted, my understanding is that 
> the draft registration document will be forwarded to IANA for 
> registration by a designated expert.
> 
> thanks a lot and kind regards,

Looks good and most useful, is it worth mentioning anywhere that this 
inverse relations(describes being the inverse of describedby) is now 
needed due to @rev falling out of fashion? It may help explain why 
describes wasn't defined by powder in the first instance.

Best and KUTGW,

Nathan