Re: ldp-ISSUE-24 (remain deleted): Should DELETED resources remain deleted? [Linked Data Platform core]

Hi all,

>>> Any server is allowed to promise something more.
>> 
>> Only with an HTTP extension, yes.

Where does RFC2616 say that you need an HTTP extension to provide additional guarantees?

> I can think of three interpretations of "HTTP extension":
> 
>  1 HTTP Extension Framework
>    http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/ietf-http-ext/draft-frystyk-http-extensions-03
> 
>  2 Task-specific protocol extensions like WebDav or HTTP Over TLS
> 
>  3 Task-specific uses of the protocol such as those that might be
>    described by WSDL, WADL or only human-readable documentation, e.g.
>    Twitter GET statuses/mentions_timeline
>    https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/statuses/mentions_timeline
> 
> I believe 3 is in line with the LDBP Submission.

Interpretation 3 would indeed be a match, but maybe it can be simpler:
LDP describes a class of servers that obey a set of properties in addition to those of RFC2616.
In that sense, it’s not an extension but an application of HTTP.

Best,

Ruben

Received on Monday, 22 October 2012 07:57:35 UTC