Re: label header (was: Re: Versioning TeleConf Agenda, 4/6/01 (Fr iday) 12-1pm EST)

I believe my position matches Tim's precisely.

I see no reason to believe that a label is anything other than a sequence of
characters (in some specified encoding). I do not see that language has any
relevance to the topic.

Let's please keep the Label: header.

Cheers,
-g

On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 02:18:12PM +0100, Tim_Ellison@uk.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Geoff wrote:
> > I agree that nobody is trying suggesting that we try
> > and solve the semantics of common version labeling requirements.
> 
> That was a flippant comment, sorry.
> 
> > On the other hand, I believe it is a reasonable expectation
> > on the part of the user that if they declare a label in the
> > English language (and indicate as much with an attribute on
> > that label),
> 
> hold on, that is what I said -- that we don't describe the label as a
> language attributed value, it is just a string, a sequence of characters
> with a well defined encoding scheme.
> 
> > that this definition be respected, and that a
> > request for that label not come back with some non-English
> > byte string that happens to match.  Similarly, any other
> > attribute declared on that label should be respected.
> 
> I think you are very brave to go down this road, and I predict it will end
> in tears.  Are you are seriously suggesting that you will match based on
> language rules?  Maybe just language name?  It is unneccessary and I
> suggest beyond VCM expectations.
> 
> > So unless we define an "XML attribute encoding" syntax for
> > the Label header (which I strongly advocate we not do), the
> > Label header will be missing key information needed for a
> > correct label match to be performed.
> 
> I agree we do not want any attributes.  I still want the Label: header.
> 
> Tim

-- 
Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/

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