Re: Open Github Issues

On 19 October 2015 at 21:37, James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> wrote:

> We have had a number of open github issues. I recommend closing the
> following:
>
> #52 - "New media type or application/ld+json plus profile" -
> https://github.com/jasnell/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/issues/52
>
>   This one has been around for a while. There was a concern brought up
> about the creation of the application/activity+json media type and
> whether or not AS2 should use the application/ld+json media type with
> a profile parameter. The concern is that use of the
> application/activity+json media type could harm interoperability.
>
>   In my opinion, the concern is largely theoretical and is not backed
> by real implementation experience. There is nothing to be gained by
> switching to using the application/ld+json media type. Nor is there
> anything "broken" about using the "application/activity+json".
>

Thanks for bringing this up, James.

Am I right to say that you would consider the two proposals of:

1 using the application/activity+json media type
2 using the the application/ld+json media type plus profile mechanism [1]

largely equivalent?

Or do you strongly favor one option over the other?  If so, I think it's
important to understand why

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/json-ld/#iana-considerations (see Optional
Parameters)


>
> #157 - "Vocabulary item for "Blog" type" -
> https://github.com/jasnell/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/issues/157
>
>   In my opinion, this is unnecessary.
>
> #175 - "Should we have a type for the object of an "Offer" activity?
> " - https://github.com/jasnell/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/issues/175
>
>   In my opinion, this is unnecessary.
>
> #205 - "Object partOf Collection" -
> https://github.com/jasnell/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/issues/205
>
>   Question raised over whether we need a reverse property on objects
> to indicate which collection(s) they are members of. In my opinion
> this is unnecessary.
>
> #208 - "owl:Class vs. rdf:Property (for verbs and roles)" -
> https://github.com/jasnell/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/issues/208
>
>   Raises a concern over the fundamental design of verbs in AS2. This
> requests revisiting a design decision that was made early within the
> design of AS2 without presenting any new information. I see little
> value in rehashing the prior conversation and selected design.
>
> - James
>
>