Re: Hash Discussion Overview II - the return

On Dec 8, 2012, at 02:03 PM, Toby Inkster wrote:

> On Sat, 8 Dec 2012 17:35:35 +0100
> Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net> wrote:
> 
>> http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/webid/wiki/WebID_Definition/hash2
> 
> FWIW, I don't think WebID should place any restrictions on users'
> choice of URI; just as it shouldn't place any restrictions on what
> ciphers are used for the TLS sessions established.
> 
> I'm not saying that restrictions should not exist. People shouldn't be
> using, say, a Caesar cipher (look it up if you don't know) for TLS; but
> restrictions on TLS ciphers should happen in the TLS specs, not in
> WebID.
> 
> The WebID spec is the wrong *layer* to address this sort of issue. It's
> an issue that needs resolving (even if that resolution might be that
> the status quo is OK) at the linked open data level; or maybe even at
> URI.
> 
> So WebID shouldn't place restrictions on what URIs people choose to
> identify themselves with. I don't even think we should require
> HTTP/HTTPS; if people choose to use an FTP URI, chances are that most
> existing implementations of WebID would cope. If they choose to use
> an NNTP URI... well, I tend to be in favour of giving people enough rope
> to fashion themselves the very best noose possible.
> 
> Be liberal in what you accept; be conservative in what you omit. The
> spec should accept whatever URIs people want to use; how-to guides
> should steer people towards sane options.
> 
> -- 
> Toby A Inkster
> <mailto:mail@tobyinkster.co.uk>
> <http://tobyinkster.co.uk>


+1000

Ted


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