Re: HTTbis spec size, was: Rechartering HTTPbis

On 2012-01-28 12:07, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> In message<4F23D30C.1040406@gmx.de>, Julian Reschke writes:
>> On 2012-01-28 11:45, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
>> Organization aside the question is whether things like methods, payload
>> formats, and status codes are integral parts of HTTP/2.0. I think they are.
>
> I think they are not:  They are what is being transported, and
> good transportation does not interfere with the goods being transported.

HTTP == "Hypertext *Transfer* Protocol".

>> I *agree* with improving the layering, and maybe giving the transport
>> layer a specific name, but "HTTP/2.0" it can't be.
>
> I'm going to point you at that annoying 'T' and ask you what the
> heck else HTTP/2.0 would be doing, but transporting ? :-)

See above. It would be only about transport we wouldn't have things like 
DELETE, PATCH, nor status codes like 307.

> That said, I don't particularly care about what the document or
> protocol is called, because it has no user-visible impact if we do
> our job right.
>
> In fact, we can probably avoid a LOT of idle spin-cycles in the
> "IT-press" by not naming anything "HTTP/2.0", ever.

+1

> Is "WTP" already taken ?
>
> ... by anybody we care about ? :-)

Best regards, Julian

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