Re: attn: chairs, editors - [was WebDAV properties vs. Atom extension elements]

[Sam Ruby <rubys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill de hÓra wrote:
> I'd like to draw the chairs' attention to this. It seems that the 
> editors do not agree on what policy the protocol should take around 
> reuse. That's not to pick on the chairs - I believe it reflects a 
> general lack of consensus on the protocol list.

I don't believe that we can decide a policy on reuse independent of the 
implications.  A wholesale reuse of WebDAV seems both inappropriate and 
unlikely - particularly as nobody is proposing it.

Whether or not a specific interaction that we collectively would like to 
see the Atom protocol implement is semantically close enough to a 
specific WebDAV method to warrant reuse is something we need to 
collectively examine on an individual case by case basis.

I am not a chair, but I have confidence enough in the editors that they 
will accurately reflect the consensus of the working group.

- Sam Ruby