- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:59:40 -0400
- To: "Bjoern Hoehrmann" <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- Cc: public-appformats@w3.org
On 8/24/06, Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> wrote: > > * Mark Birbeck wrote: > >But all of this is irrelevant...the points were only being made in > >order to illustrate a need for a feature. I see you're not opposed to > >this feature, so there's obviously little point in debating further > >whether it's needed or not. :) > > I have not seen anyone demonstrating there is a need for a XBL2-specific > internet media type. Can you make an argument to support this request > that does not depend on fragment identifier semantics and cannot be made > for, e.g., XML Schema, which also uses application/xml? My reasoning is simply that it's advantageous to separate document data and metadata (i.e. to not sniff) for reasons of security and efficiency. The TAG has also chimed in on this; http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/mime-respect.html#why Mark.
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