Re: [Json] I-JSON Topic #1: Media Types?

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Mon, 28 April 2014 20:17 UTC

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From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:16:57 -0700
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Having thought some more about this, I can’t actually imagine a scenario in
which the media type (or suffix) would add value. I say lose it from the
draft.


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Matt Miller <mamille2@cisco.com> wrote:

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> "Should there be an I-JSON media type, or a application/*+i-json
> suffix?  Draft i-json-01 calls for it, but this is at best controversial."
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> If you are in favor -- or not -- of an I-JSON media type or media type
> suffice, please respond to this thread with your reasoning.
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> Matt Miller < mamille2@cisco.com >
> Cisco Systems, Inc.
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> * "How to Argue about I-JSON" <
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/json/current/msg02775.html >
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