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Re: [ietf-types] Mime Type Reg for "application/epub+zip"

Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> Thu, 03 February 2011 00:45 UTC

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From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
To: MURATA Makoto <murata@hokkaido.email.ne.jp>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:21:56 +0100
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* MURATA Makoto wrote:
>For EPUB to be a good citizen of Internet, I think that registration 
>of application/epub+zip is a necessary step.  I am wondering how we 
>should go forward.  Here are some possibilities I can think of.
>
>1) Create an IDPF EPUB3 spec,  describe everything about this media 
>type (including possible frag. identifiers), and request for the
>approval of IESG.
>
>2) Create an ISO or IEC or JTC1 EPUB specification (possible EPUB2),
>describe everything there, and request for the approval of IESG.
>
>3) Begin with an I-D and describe everything there and try to reach 
> (proposed standard?) RFC status, and register the media type.

Well, as far as ietf-types review is concerned, if a type is actually
used, then it should be registered, the registration should not clash
with conflicting usage (like, if the type in question is also used for
something else) and the registration information should meet the re-
quirements of RFC 4288 and dependencies. From that perspective, the
options above seem relatively equal. Your third option seems to have
the best chances to produce results quickly though.
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