Re: [core] Definition of the ins target attribute - WAS: Endpoint Client Name / Endpoint Name in RD draft

Christian Amsüss <christian@amsuess.com> Mon, 25 June 2018 11:48 UTC

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From: Christian Amsüss <christian@amsuess.com>
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Subject: Re: [core] Definition of the ins target attribute - WAS: Endpoint Client Name / Endpoint Name in RD draft
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On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 01:44:06PM +0200, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> Since most people who learn networking learn what a “domain” is (in
> the DNS sense), we are probably better off not re-using that term for
> something else.
> 
> Field, sector, sphere, branch, bailiwick, scope, range, area, …
> 
> We can continue to use the letter “d” to refer to that, if that eases
> concerns about existing implementations.

Given this and other naming confusions ([138], current Context
definition), would now be the right time to, without modification to any
of the mechanisms, pick good names for or backronym all the concepts we
now understand?

Christian

[138]: https://github.com/core-wg/resource-directory/pull/138

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