VERSION

From: Tim Ellison/OTT/OTI (Tim_Ellison@oti.com)
Date: Thu, May 18 2000

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    From: "Tim Ellison/OTT/OTI" <Tim_Ellison@oti.com>
    Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 11:54:08 -0400
    Subject: VERSION
    
    I would like to reopen the issue of bringing a resource under version
    control.  The intention would be to resolve the asymmetry of creating a new
    resource and bringing it under version control in the cases where the
    resource is bound to an unversioned collection compared to when the
    resource is bound to a versioned collection.
    
    When creating a new (data) resource in an unversioned collection the client
    is required to issue a PUT followed by a VERSION.  When creating a new
    resource in a versioned collection the client simply says PUT.
    
    It would seem preferable to have a consistent mechanism for this
    fundamental capability.  An alternative would be to allow unversioned
    resources inside versioned collections (again).
    
    
    Tim