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Re: [Multiformats] Multiformats Considered Harmful

Robin Berjon <robin@berjon.com> Fri, 08 September 2023 11:09 UTC

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To: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
Cc: Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx>, Michael Jones <michael_b_jones@hotmail.com>, Orie Steele <orie@transmute.industries>, Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org>, "multiformats@ietf.org" <multiformats@ietf.org>, Murray Kucherawy <superuser@gmail.com>, Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org>, Francesca Palombini <francesca.palombini@ericsson.com>, Roman Danyliw <rdd@cert.org>, Paul Wouters <paul.wouters@aiven.io>, Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com>, Henk Birkholz <henk.birkholz@sit.fraunhofer.de>
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On 08/09/2023 06:26, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
> Leaving the personal attacks aside, it might be beneficial to consider 
> collaboration with the newly formed "IPFS Ecosystem Working Group", as 
> an option.
> 
> It could assist in documenting and standardizing the multibase and 
> multiformats. and is perhaps a perfect fit, at this time.
> 
> https://blog.ipfs.tech/2023-introducing-the-ecosystem-working-group/ 
> <https://blog.ipfs.tech/2023-introducing-the-ecosystem-working-group/>

Thank you for returning to a more productive line of discussion, I 
sincerely appreciate it.

The good news is that IPFS Ecosystem is already assisting and happy to 
assist further. Several of us are already here, contributing to the work.

-- 
Robin Berjon (he/him)
Governance & Standards at Protocol Labs
https://berjon.com/ - https://mastodon.social/@robin

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