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Re: [hybi] I-D Action:draft-ietf-hybi-thewebsocketprotocol-01.txt

Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com> Wed, 01 September 2010 23:23 UTC

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From: Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com>
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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Greg Wilkins <gregw@webtide.com> wrote:
> my proposal was not to add versioning to the protocol - as I know some
> think it is an anti pattern.
>
> I just want to be able to implement the next draft without breaking
> all my users that have been working on the last draft.   So my
> proposal is only for a draft version to be added by implementers as
> non-standard convenience at this time. The lack of a draft version can
> be taken to mean the final stable version.

You're of course free to implement whatever you like, but I don't
think the working group should sanction a versioning mechanism.

> How else do you expect servers to track the drafts and deal with the
> various browser implementations out there?

No one should be using this protocol for anything that can't receive a
breaking change.

Adam

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