Re: [VCARDDAV] KIND:device

[Zoltan Ordogh <[e-mail]>]

Hi Peter,

> > In section 3:
> > "The following base properties make sense for vCards that represent devices..."
> > Could this be removed?
> 
> No, because Section 6.1.4 of RFC 6350 states the following about new values for the KIND property:
> 
>       An iana-token.  Additional values may be registered with IANA (see
>          Section 10.3.4).  A new value's specification document MUST
>          specify which properties make sense for that new kind of vCard
>          and which do not.
> 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6350#section-6.1.4

I meant the paragraph about what makes sense and what does not.
Joe pointed out that it's informative (not normative), so it's ok.

> 
> > Having seen the example in section 4, I wonder if
> > <kind><text>device</text></kind> Could be:
> > <kind><text>device</text></kind>
> > <kind>
> > 	<parameters>
> > 		<type><text>device-type</text></type>
> > 	</parameters>
> > 	<text>router</text>
> > </kind>
> > would make sense (with a device-type registry).
> 
> The same section of RFC 6350 states:
> 
>       An x-name.  vCards MAY include private or experimental values for
>          KIND.  Remember that x-name values are not intended for general
>          use and are unlikely to interoperate.
> 
> If we wanted to create a public registry for this, I think we'd want to define a "device-type"
> extension in the XML representation, e.g.:
> 
> <device xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:device-type'>router</device>


I think that a registry would be a good idea.
As for the format - whatever works.


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