Re: Perhaps we need an XML registration tree (was Re: Parameters for top-level XML media types?)

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:03 PM 5/7/99 +0800, Rick Jelliffe wrote:
>To make matters more concrete, here is a draft RFC.

Rick's concrete proposal appears to satisfy all my concerns and then some.
I have no objection to multilayered MIME types - I've always wondered why
MIME was built with only two layers of description, though I suppose it
made sense at the time.  His proposal seems to have all the benefits of an
XML layer without the disruption of xml/x-*.

At 02:51 PM 5/7/99 +0900, MURATA Makoto wrote:
>However, there should be a procedure for reopening previous agreements.  
>If a *new* argument is raised and many people agree to reopen this 
>issue, I think we should reopen it.  You might want to read the 
>ENTIRE archive of this ML, write a proposal to reopen this issue, and ask 
>people whether they support your proposal or not.

Sounds good.  We'll see how Rick's proposal goes over.  If I suspect the
discussion is headed down the path to ruin, I'll take my previous arguments
and supplement them with new material in a more formal presentation and
request that these issues be reconsidered.

Simon St.Laurent
XML: A Primer / Building XML Applications (June)
Sharing Bandwidth / Cookies
http://www.simonstl.com