Re: proposal of DOCTYPE change of MusicXML -- AW: Co-chair meeting minutes: April 25, 2024 [via Music Notation Community Group]

On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 05:04:08AM +0200, Reinhold Hoffmann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the minutes.
> 
> With reagrds to 
> 
> "Myke proposes that the DOCTYPE system identifier for MusicXML should move
> from www.musicxml.org to a URL within w3c.github.io/musicxml, since the
> latter is under the control of the CG, while the former (quite rightly)
> remains under the stewardship of MakeMusic. We welcome community feedback on
> this issue, so please share your thoughts here."
> 
> I would like to object.
> 
> Reasons:
> - this is a MusicXML protocol change which requires code changes of the
> programs which use MusicXML. I am not sure what it means to downwards
> compatibilities. At least for some time both doctypes need to co-exist.
> - the URL www.musicxml.org is a neutral URL which reflects "MusicXML" where
> w3c.github.io/musicxml is not
> - "github" adds another kind of company dependancy to the protocol which
> should definitely be avoided
> - There should be a difference of "who hosts the URL" vs "the name of the
> URL itself"
> - if MakeMusic is not willing to host www.musicxml.org any longer, they
> should hand it over to community 
> 
> Ideally, the hoster should be w3.org but I am not sure if this change can be
> managed.

Hi,
+1 to all those reasons. 
Changing a doctype is not something recommended in any case. 
W3C could probably host if there's an issue to keep the domain.


-- 
Carine Bournez /// W3C Europe

Received on Friday, 26 April 2024 10:55:13 UTC