RE: Devices as Virtual Web Services

You might be right. Ideally a REST approach seems more attractive. However, I express a humble view as with REST there might be issues around need for additional protocols, URIs, security etc. 

Claes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-device-apis-request@w3.org [mailto:public-device-apis-
> request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Ian Hickson
> Sent: onsdag den 10 februari 2010 13:12
> To: Frederick Hirsch
> Cc: public-device-apis@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Devices as Virtual Web Services
> 
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, Frederick Hirsch wrote:
> >
> > Is the executive summary here:
> >
> > 1. Standardize Javascript APIs for all device functionality in the
> DAP
> > charter
> >
> > 2. Expose REST interface to those APIs where appropriate, using those
> > APIs to implement
> 
> Isn't the whole point of #2 to make #1 unnecessary?
> 
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