- From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:31:01 PST
- To: "Yaron Goland" <yarong@microsoft.com>, "'Jim Davis'" <jdavis@parc.xerox.com>, <w3c-dist-auth@w3.org>
I think the way out of the live property quandary is not to try to overspecify server behavior, but rather, to reduce client dependence on server behavior. Despite the useful goal of wanting server predictability, you might not always accomplish it, and it's not a goal that requires you to be uncompromising about it. I don't think it is possible to specify server behavior on COPY when applied to live properties. So I think the standard should say that it is unspecified. It's not required, it's not outlawed, it's just unspecified. Clients shouldn't depend on it. Similarly, for all of the reasons given for inventing live properties in the first place, don't think it is a good idea to "outlaw" live properties. However, interoperable clients shouldn't depend on them. Larry -- http://www.parc.xerox.com/masinter
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