RE: ISSUE-67: Naming of "device"

Hi Doug,

On the conf. call we resolved to go with 'Option 1:
navigator.device.dahut.graze()' [1]. 

Meeting minutes are available here [2].

Best Regards,

Richard

[1] 'Resolution #90' in http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/track/resolutions

[2]
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2010Jan/0036.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-device-apis-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-device-apis-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Doug Turner
> Sent: 14 January 2010 16:49
> To: Anssi Kostiainen
> Cc: Robin Berjon; public-device-apis@w3.org WG
> Subject: Re: ISSUE-67: Naming of "device"
> 
> My option isn't in the list, so I will state it plainly.  My 
> position is that we use:
> 
> navigator.<module>.<method>
> 
> as
> 
> 1) .device. offers no real namespace and it is extra 
> characters to type
> 2) it fit in navigator.geolocation.*
> 
> 
> Widgets or other things that do not have a navigator object 
> can root these APIs under a different object (e.g. 
> widget.<module>.method, or even <module>.method)
> 
> By the way, the bike shed must be red.
> 
> Doug Turner
> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2010, at 6:13 AM, Anssi Kostiainen wrote:
> 
> > api, ext, device, service
> > 
> > With tequila? Yes sir!
> > 
> > -Anssi
> > 
> > On 14.1.2010, at 16.02, ext John Kemp wrote:
> > 
> >> api, ext, device, service
> >> 
> >> Are you inviting us for tequila too (in which case, I 
> accept) Robin? 
> >> ;)
> >> 
> >> - johnk
> >> 
> >> On Jan 14, 2010, at 8:41 AM, Robin Berjon wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hi all,
> >>> 
> >>> I am loth to open a naming debate, so as agreed on the 
> call yesterday let's make it swift. I initially planned on 
> doing this on a Friday, but I won't be around tomorrow so 
> today's the new Friday.
> >>> 
> >>> We've resolved to use the 
> navigator.device.<module>.<method> form yesterday (for APIs 
> where it makes sense, naturally). It's been suggested that 
> "device" isn't such a great name, and alternatives have been proposed.
> >>> 
> >>> The following alternative (including keeping things as 
> they are) have been proposed:
> >>> 
> >>> device
> >>> service
> >>> api
> >>> ext
> >>> 
> >>> Since this is essentially a bike-shed decision, I've 
> decided to use a variant of the Survivor decision process. 
> The normal Survivor process is synchronous and therefore 
> won't work well here. The variant is this: please vote with 
> the list of options above ordered from the one you *hate 
> most* (and therefore want to see voted off the island) to the 
> one you hate least. The winner will be selected using a 
> commonsensical ordering and tequila. Voting closes when I get 
> to work Monday morning; since this is a vote (albeit 
> informal) we don't need to know what the reasoning behind 
> your preference is (though you may include it, if it's 
> entertaining enough).
> >>> 
> >>> My vote: api, ext, device, service.
> >>> 
> >>> --
> >>> Robin Berjon
> >>> robineko - hired gun, higher standards http://robineko.com/
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

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