Re: extension of markdown files

On 21 November 2012 13:50, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 21 November 2012 16:27, Pablo Olmos de Aguilera C.
> <pablo@glatelier.org> wrote:
>> On 20 November 2012 10:00, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 20 November 2012 12:51, Ryan Freebern <rfreebern@unionstmedia.com> wrote:
>>>> I feel like the spec ought to address "identifying markdown content" in some
>>>> way, and filename extensions and MIME types are the two obvious ways to do
>>>> that. I think filename extensions are somewhat arbitrary, but without adding
>>>> a doctype to the markdown syntax I don't see a better way. That said, I've
>>>> only ever seen .md, .mkd, and .markdown.
>>>>
>>>> Ryan
>>>
>>> My view.
>>>    media-type is only useful when served, say, via http
>>>    a filename extension is useful locally for application association.
>>>    A doctype is an extension to a baseline spec.
>>
>> I don't understand what do you mean by the "baseline".
>
> Our first deliverable is a syntax and semantic for a 'baseline' MD.
> I.e. syntax and clear specification of semantic, scoped to be
> common to 'many' if not most implementations.
>
> Hence a doctype or metadata specifying the mime-type is out of scope
> for the baseline, in scope for MD extensions later.
>
> Sorry if that wasn't clear.

I wanted to be sure. I like MD core more, but oh well.

>> Specifically, I hope to define in our baseline spec (if I understood
>> the term correctly):
>>
>> + file extensions: .md, .mkd and .markdown
>> + mime type: text/markdown
>
> -1 for me on this.
>
>>
>> (Well, the last can only be done after we have markdown standarized).
>
> Yes. That's why I'm suggesting both are for later, after we have a 'baseline'
> markdown defined.

Totally agree. We have to see that later.

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