- From: Marcos Caceres <marcosc@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:23:59 +0200
- To: Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>
- Cc: public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
On Jun 18, 2010, at 12:54 AM, Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com> wrote: > I'm not entirely sure how the maturity levels map between the IETF and > the W3C. The sniffing spec is likely going to be part of the HASMAT > working group, which is starting up in the IETF. I don't expect the > algorithm itself to change much from its current form. Most of the > discussion has been centering on how it relates to other specs, such > as HTTP, and who should be require/allowed to implement the algorithm. > Thanks for the update and clarification. Please let me know if you need me to do a review or if I can do anything else to help with the process. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Marcos Caceres <marcosc@opera.com> > wrote: >> Hi Adam, >> I'm writing on behalf of the Web Apps WG to inquire as to the >> status of the >> Media Type Sniffing spec [1]. The Widgets Packaging specification >> is ready >> to proceed to PR but has a normative dependency on [1]. In order >> for the >> widget spec to proceed to PR, the W3C has asked the WG to ascertain >> the >> stability of [1] in terms equivalent to those currently used at the >> W3C >> (i.e., Last Call Working Draft, Candidate Rec, etc.). Could you >> possibly >> give your opinion as to the maturity of [1] and if you see much >> chance of it >> changing (i.e., do you think changes to [1] could potentially break >> implementations of the Widgets Packaging spec)? >> >> Kind regards, >> Marcos >> >> [1] http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-abarth-mime-sniff-05 >
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