- From: Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:40:35 +0000
- To: Markdown List <public-markdown@w3.org>
On 20 November 2012 18:30, Ryan Freebern <rfreebern@unionstmedia.com> wrote: > "text/x-markdown" indicates that the content-type is experimental. Since our > goal is to eventually formalize markdown as a standard, it doesn't make > sense for our endorsed content-type (if any) to be experimental. However, > RFC4288 says that content-types in the standards tree "MUST correspond to a > formal publication by a recognized standards body", so until the markdown > standard is much more mature we can't expect a text/markdown (or similar) > content-type to be accepted by the IESG. 1. Isn't that an issue for a server, i.e. not for a MD document? the only impact on this group is if we wish to add something to indicate the content-type. With the discussions to date, that is a 'later' issue, once we have defined a baseline. I have added to the collated issues list. > > I think the standard should address issues such as expected metadata (which > is what the content-type and filename extension convey), because > standardizing metadata allows for easier tooling. I'll add that as an extension, again deferred until once we have a baseline. Thanks Ryan. Good prompt. regards -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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