AW: MusicXML 3.1 uncompressed file extension

Hi Mike, hi all,
 
I object reverting the decision to introduce .musicxml as extension which was made at the Musikmesse. Please read my comments at
https://github.com/w3c/musicxml/issues/191
 
Regards,
 
Reinhold Hoffmann
CEO Notation Software

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Von: Michael Good [mailto:mgood@makemusic.com] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Mai 2017 23:45
An: public-music-notation-contrib@w3.org
Betreff: MusicXML 3.1 uncompressed file extension


Hello all, 

I wanted to let everyone know that I have re-opened MusicXML 3.1 issue 191 (https://github.com/w3c/musicxml/issues/191) regarding
changing the uncompressed file extension from xml to musicxml.

Part of the motivation for this was that we would have the chance to change the file extension since we were updating our media type
registration. However, since it turns out that we will not be updating our media type, it seems best to leave the suffix as .xml.
That is what our current media type registration specifies.

I also took a look at implementing this in our own software. It seemed like quite a bit of work to support the old and new
extensions for not very much user benefit. It could actually be a detriment to the user experience if some applications support one
extension but not the other.

My feeling now is that we should stay with the .xml extension, and tackle the issue of a unique uncompressed file extension with
MNX.

This will also affect the Uniform Type Identifiers in issue 50, so I have reopened that as well.

Please discuss on the GitHub issue. If there are no objections, I plan to make this change in the next few days.

Best regards,

Michael Good

VP of MusicXML Technologies
MakeMusic, Inc.