Re: WebID 1.0 -- Section 3 -- Removal of Note

Excerpts from Melvin Carvalho's message of 2013-02-17 12:59:40 +0000:
> "Note
> 
> Hash URIs are encouraged when choosing a WebID since 303 redirects require
> an extra HTTP request for an Agent to get from the
> WebID<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/WebID/raw-file/tip/spec/identity-respec.html#dfn-webid>to
> the WebID
> Profile<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/WebID/raw-file/tip/spec/identity-respec.html#dfn-webid_profile>.
> All examples in the spec will use such hash URIs."
> 
> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/WebID/raw-file/tip/spec/identity-respec.html#the-webid-http-uri
> 
> This has come up in some other threads.
> 
> Leaving the # vs slash "perma debate" aside, may I propose that this part
> is removed.
> 
> While, I am in favour of the sentiment of using # URIs but I dont see any
> evidence that this note will have the desired effect.  Why even mention
> 303s at all?  All the examples use # URIs so, imho, this point is not
> really needed, and may add confusion to implementers.
>From my perspective telling a reader of a spec that using 303 redirect will require an extra HTTP requests sounds a bit like stating the obvious...

Section 2 looks to me clear enough about having two options of connecting WebID and WebID Profile

Personally seeing such a strong opposition to this NOTE I don't see strong enough reasons for keeping it in this spec... even more that this opposition comes also from one of a people mentioned in Acknowledgments :)

And most of all, *questionable* usefulness of this NOTE, in my eyes really doesn't justify all this negative energy it causes between participants of this group :(

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Received on Sunday, 17 February 2013 18:54:41 UTC