Re: [media-types] [dispatch] 3rd WGLC - draft-ietf-dispatch-javascript-mjs

To be clear, no media sniffing is done; the mode switch on how things are
determined to be a Module or Script is determined by method of consumption
not the content served.

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 2:10 PM John R Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:

> > While I mostly agree -- Martin is right, but it is not clear
> > whether making this correct would cause more harm by creating
> > confusion than it would be worth -- there is a third (and more
> > drastic) way to look at this.  Content-sniffing and heuristics,
> > rather than properly marking up text and strict observance of
> > media types, ultimately just lead to other problems down the
> > line. ...
>
> We went through all these arguments a couple of months ago and the
> Javscript crowd made it crystal clear that the current awful behavior is
> built into vast amounts of software, starting with all of the web browsers
> on your phone and your computers, and it's not going to change.
>
> While I am no happier than you are that we got to this point, I don't
> think that a pissing contest would do anyone any good.  I suppose we could
> add a note saying something like the media sniffing is a concession to
> widespread existing practice and isn't intended to be a precedent for any
> new media types.
>
> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly
>
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Re: [media-types] [dispatch] 3rd WGLC - draft-ietf-dispatch-javascript-mjs - deadline 10th May