Hi Martin, On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:57 AM, Martin Duerst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp> wrote:
Hello Mark,
It seems you are saying: 1) application/xml (and text/xml) was a bad ide
That's correct.
2) the +xml suffix was a bad idea
No, just that the value has been minimal. It has not caused any harm that I'm aware of.
3) For EXI, application/exi is not needed,
Right.
and a +exi suffix is not needed, because EXI will not be popular.
That, plus the value of the +xml suffix has been minimal.
As for 1) and 2), can you tell us what YOU think would be best?
For 1), that format-specific media types be used. For 2), I lean towards not using a suffix, but won't argue vociferously against it should the WG want it.
As for 3), please note that there is no need for a format to be (or expected to going to be) popular in order to register a media subtype.
Of course. The popularity argument only concerns the suffix. Mark.