Re: [Json] Proposed rechartering for the JSON WG

Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> Mon, 10 February 2014 16:41 UTC

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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:41:04 -0600
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From: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Subject: Re: [Json] Proposed rechartering for the JSON WG
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On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com> wrote:
>>
>> There's no reason that we should have a single schema language, and
>> for any document it should suffice to use whichever schema language
>> (if any), is most appropriate.  Therefore I wouldn't suggest that the
>> WG have a [single] standard schema as a work item, but I'm not sure
>> what we stand to gain from having only Informational schema languages
>> -- they can't be used to specify Standards-Track protocols.  If
>> there's no appetite for working on one or more schema languages, so be
>> it.
>
> This is no longer the case.
>
> Internet Standards have been allowed to down-reference Informational for a
> long time now. There are some additional steps but they are minor.
>
> Since the schema itself only describes the data format, it does not even
> need compliance language.

Then I'm happy with all JSON schema docs being Informational (and not
even WG work items).

Nico
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