Re: Requesting IESG Approval for the Media Type application/mathml+xml, application/mathml-presentation+xml, and application/mathml-content+xml

[Alexey Melnikov <[e-mail]>]

Paul Libbrecht wrote:

> Dear Alexey,

Dear Paul,

> In the working group teleconference right now, it was agreed to add 
> the following paragraphs to the interoperability considerations of the 
> specific MathML media-types.
>
> For application/mathml-presentation+xml:
>
>> This specification does not record a file extension for the media 
>> type "application/mathml-presentation+xml" because we expect 
>> tools processing files with MathML inside to have sufficient 
>> information with the generic media-type (application/mathml+xml) 
>> while other content negotiation forms will take advantage of specific 
>> media-types.
>
> For application/mathml-content+xml:
>
>> This specification does not record a file extension for the media 
>> type "application/mathml-content+xml" because we expect 
>> tools processing files with MathML inside to have sufficient 
>> information with the generic media-type (application/mathml+xml) 
>> while other content negotiation forms will take advantage of specific 
>> media-types.
>
> The changes are visible in the editor draft at:
>
>  http://monet.nag.co.uk/~dpc/draft-spec/appendixb-d.html#media-types-mathml-p
>  http://monet.nag.co.uk/~dpc/draft-spec/appendixb-d.html#media-types-mathml-c
>
> (in the group's spec).
>
> I believe this addresses all comments received thus far; MathML should 
> move to recommendation stage at the end of tomorrow.

Sounds good and your recent additions look good as well.

> If it is possible to include the quote to an IESG registration, it'd 
> be the best timing!

FYI, IESG has approved the registrations yesterday. The official 
announcment should be sent out early next week.

> paul
>
> On 6 sept. 2010, at 23:25, Paul Libbrecht wrote:
>
>>> I think that is Ok. It might be worth mentioning that |.mml can be 
>>> still used for them, e.g. somewhere in the Interoperability 
>>> Consideration.
>>
>> I'll discuss it with the group.
>> Since these are "sub-types", it is indeed a logical consequence that 
>> the .mml suffix is applicable.
>>
>>>> The changes are visible on the editor draft:
>>>
>>>>  http://monet.nag.co.uk/~dpc/draft-spec/appendixb-d.html#media-types-mathml
>>>
>>>>  http://monet.nag.co.uk/~dpc/draft-spec/appendixb-d.html#media-types-mathml-p
>>>
>>>>  http://monet.nag.co.uk/~dpc/draft-spec/appendixb-d.html#media-types-mathml-c
>>>
Best Regards,
Alexey

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