Re: CFC: remove "the actor's namespace" from section on Object IDs in ActivityPub spec

Your comments on these two CFCs makes me think you might have switched them
around.

Could you double-check that you're commenting on the correct thread?

Evan

On Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM emelia <emelia@brandedcode.com> wrote:

> What about intentionally transient objects? (Which includes activities),
> per Section 3.1
>
> Emelia
>
> On 28. Nov 2025, at 18:55, Evan Prodromou <evanp@socialwebfoundation.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
> As noted in this issue, the section on object IDs in the ActivityPub spec
> mentions creating URLs in "the actor's namespace" without defining what
> that would mean:
>
> https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/443
>
> To help with this problem, I've added the following proposed erratum:
>
> Section 3.1, "Object identifiers", says in part that the server should
> create an ID "in the actor's namespace". "The actor's namespace" is not
> otherwise defined, making it impossible for implementers to comply. One
> solution is to remove this term from the sentence: *However, for client
> to server communication, a server receiving an object posted to the outbox
> with no specified id SHOULD allocate an object ID and attach it to the
> posted object.*
>
> This is a call for consensus on adopting this erratum for ActivityPub. In
> the absence of objections to this change by 12 Dec 2025 AOE EOD, I will add
> this erratum to the Errata for ActivityPub, and make the corresponding
> change to the editor's draft.
>
> To comment, please comment on issue #443 or reply in this thread.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Evan
>
>