Re: "up" relation, was: Fwd: Last Call: draft-nottingham-http-link-header (Web Linking) to Proposed Standard

Noah Slater wrote:
> ...
> Indeed, why are these being redefined at all?
> 
> Why not point to the IANA link relations registry, and leave it at that?
> ...

Because the registry is being replaced; and the new registry has a 
policy of "specification required" (IMHO).

 > ...
>> as the new registry procedure clearly says "specification required".
> 
> Which registry procedure?
> ...

<http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-nottingham-http-link-header-06#section-6.2>.

>> One way to achieve this would be to have a new chapter that takes over
>> that role, and specified those 4 link relations which currently have no
>> specification (maybe including the details that were present in the
>> original link relation registry).
> 
> Why not defer to the IANA link relations registry?

Again, the Atom link relations registry is getting replaced by a new 
registry.

BR, Julian

Received on Sunday, 19 July 2009 15:53:29 UTC