Re: Multi-GET, extreme compression?

[Mark Nottingham <[e-mail]>]

On 19/02/2013, at 3:44 PM, Nico Williams <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> Nico,
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>> If I understand you, you're talking about making some really fundamental changes to the Web Architecture, which is squarely out of the WG's charter.
> 
> Is Phillip's proposal also out of charter?

If it requires significant modification of HTTP APIs to function, or changes to HTML, yes. 


>> I don't mind discussing ideas and understanding how we got here, so long as they don't distract from our work. I get the feeling that this is starting to happen.
>> 
>> Again, if you have a proposal, please write it up in detail and make it to the WG; endlessly discussing the minutia of a half-formed idea is not a productive use of anyone's time.
> 
> I... posted twice on this, within minutes.


Yes, but it's not about a simple post count. It's about continuing a thread where I'd already suggested making a more well-formed proposal before continuing discussion.

To be clear - we have a number of outstanding action items, and a considerable amount of work to do to get to a first implementation draft. So, I get very concerned when I see the list being distracted by things that aren't on the plan for that first implementation draft, and may never be in-scope for us.

So, from time to time I'll remind people to keep the discussion focused. This is not a slight against you - if I have a problem with your participation, I'll contact you privately first.

Thanks,


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