Re: [apps-discuss] request to register 'describes' link relation (http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wilde-describes-link-01)

[Barry Leiba <[e-mail]>]

> Since we are at this, I would also like to point out the request to
> register Memento link relation types, which I submitted August 29
> 2012:
>
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/link-relations/current/msg00372.html
>
> It was my understanding, from a brief email exchange with Mark
> Nottingham, that it was possible to reserve a spot in the registry for
> rel types for which there was not yet an RFC but for which a spec was
> in the works. In the case of Memento, that is the I-D
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-vandesompel-memento/. I think
> this ability is rather essential: Memento rel types are already in use
> in many applications and it would be rather counter-productive if
> someone else could register them for some other purpose prior to the
> Memento I-D reaching RFC status.

I think you needn't worry here.  Your document is submitted to the
Independent Stream and is under review by the ISE.  The designated
experts are aware of your registration request, and won't be approving
someone else's registration of the same name.  The actual registration
will be made by IANA when the ISE publishes the document.

I'm currently discussing with the designated experts what the tracking
process is for these.  Perhaps we might make it more visible, so
people can know the status of their requests.

Barry