Re: [ietf-types] Q's regarding development of +json media types

[Nathan <[e-mail]>]

Sandro Hawke wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 16:23 -0400, Gregg Kellogg wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps application/rdf+json would be an appropriate mime-type.
> 
> When there's a W3C standard for this, in a year or two, sure.  Using
> that for one of a dozen experimental candidates doesn't seem like it
> would help interop very much.

Exactly, couldn't have said it better! I'd be keen to avoid 
application/(x-)(rdf+)json all together for what I'm working on.

> On the other hand, I don't have a good answer for Nathan's question.
> What kind of media type name should one use for a random format that
> might be forgotten in 3 months or might take over the world (and be very
> widely implemented)?  I can't figure that one out.

Snap, hoping somebody like Ned can give guidance :) (or anybody who has 
more of a clue than I do!)

Best,

Nathan