Re: "Automatic Update" for fonts?

Why are fonts different than any other resource on the web? Meaning,
why do we need an update mechanism different from the regular update
mechanisms (cache headers, etc.)?

-- Dirk

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Dave Crossland <dave@lab6.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder about how update notification might work for web fonts; when
> a new version of a WOFF font comes out, web authors might like their
> tools to notify them, and an "updates URL" in the <metadata> that can
> be polled could be a way to do this.... I didn't think about this too
> deeply, the thought occurred to me this morning and I thought I'd
> throw the idea up here; I have no idea how trivial/complex this would
> be to implement.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Dave
>
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