Re: [w3c/browser-payment-api] General Comment on Registry Design (#148)

@dret,

> it seems that https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-payment-method-id-20160421/ is w3c's first attempt to create a registry.

It is true that we do not frequently do registries. But we have done some (e.g., xpointer registry).

If the IG decides to keep some form of registry of payment method specifications or identifiers,
then I agree we will need some sort of policy that explains how we manage the registry.
For example, there may be some payment method specs that the WG publishes, and others
that the community publishes and that we link to.

But that gets to the point of why, to my understanding, we do not generally create registries: the Web is the registry. If payment method specs flourish, then I would expect that W3C would not try to track all that exist, but would simply maintain a list of those published by the WG (and that might be found on w3.org/TR for example).

I look forward to your more detailed comments.

Ian
[1] https://www.w3.org/2005/04/xpointer-schemes/



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