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Re: [arcmedia] FW: [apps-discuss] Proposed charter for arcmedia

Graham Klyne <gk@ninebynine.org> Fri, 02 January 2015 14:54 UTC

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Subject: Re: [arcmedia] FW: [apps-discuss] Proposed charter for arcmedia
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On 02/01/2015 13:34, Sean Leonard wrote:
> ... one common motivator is that
> archive/* should have fallback handling that is more specific than
> application/octet-stream. As of 2015, many file archive programs are swiss-army
> knives, handling a wide array of formats.

If consensus can be found for a common fallback, then fine.  I'll be interested 
to see a concrete proposal.

But I have a suspicion it might prove harder than at first seems, to describe a 
fallback that can work (in the sense of providing a useful increment of 
interoperability over application/octet-stream treatment) across all reasonable 
contexts.  I'd hate for the work to founder on this point.

In other words, I suggest: don't create a hostage to fortune by making this a 
hard charter requirement.  But by all means consider it.

#g
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