Re: WebID and Content Negotiation

On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 19:18, Jacopo Scazzosi <jacopo@scazzosi.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> > Could we come to a consensus that content negotiation is optional for
> > current and future WebID work?
>
> I agree that it should remain optional, as per the current WebID
> spec/draft:
>
> a) conneg tends to be incompatible with hosting of static resources
> b) conneg comes with its own complexity, which should not be forced upon
>    adopters of the spec
>
> In practice, this entails that a client asking for a specific serialization
> format might:
>
> - receive a response in the requested format
> - receive a "406 Not Acceptable" response if the requested format is not
>   supported by the publisher but basic conneg is
> - receive the response in a different format if the publisher does not
> support
>   conneg
>
> I'm happy with all three implications.
>

+1


>
> Best regards,
> Jacopo.
>
>