- From: Greg Wilkins <gregw@webtide.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:50:36 -0400
- To: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
- CC: Kristof Zelechovski <giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl>, uri-review@ietf.org, hybi@ietf.org, uri@w3.org
David Booth wrote: > I respectfully disagree. I think it is a virtual certainty that if the > WSS protocol is useful, it will be used in ways far beyond its original > intent. I don't think it would be wise to artificially constrain the > applicability of a new protocol by claiming that casual users are not > 'legitimate'. And this is EXACTLY where I have a big problem with the process to date. The ws protocol has been designed in respect to a single proposed javascript API to run within a browser. There are many many uses for bidirectional web which go beyond that simple restricted example. I really believe that we should pause and consider the big picture. It should be the IETF's remit to design a bidirectional protocol for the web that is usable by a wide range of possible uses. The W3C's websocket API should be just one consumer of that protocol. I really think that the hybi effort needs to be elevated to a working group to progress this. cheers
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