Re: [apps-discuss] Webfinger
Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im> Wed, 16 November 2011 10:06 UTC
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Subject: Re: [apps-discuss] Webfinger
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On 11/14/11 1:21 AM, Paul E. Jones wrote: > Peter, > >> I think that documentation of the webfinger protocol would be a good >> thing, given that it's somewhat widely used on the web. I do not have a >> strong opinion about whether it is needful for the APPSAWG to take on >> this work. > > The main reason I see a need for the WG item is that we're proposing a new > URI scheme ("acct"). Presently, the text also recommends the use of CORS > and makes other normative statements. > > I could be persuaded that "acct" should be pulled out into its own document, > since I can imagine the utility for it might be broader than Webfinger. If > we did that, then perhaps there is less of an argument for it being a WG > item, but I'm not sure out the text would be progressed in that case. > > In any case, I'll take input on the best way to go forward. I don't care > how we get there, but I fully agree with you that it ought to be documented. Your point about the 'acct' URI scheme makes sense. I don't see a strong need to pull it into a separate spec, but perhaps that's because I don't know of other uses for the scheme outside of webfinger. Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre https://stpeter.im/
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- Re: [apps-discuss] Webfinger Mykyta Yevstifeyev (М. Євстіфеєв)
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