Re: [xri] Aligning XRD with Link (Header/Element)

[Breno de Medeiros <breno@google.com>]

That will make it easier to also re-align other discovery-based specs
such as Yadis/OpenID to use the same syntax (i.e., LINK). Coming
without loss in semantics or restriction in architecture,
standardizing the syntax is a win.

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <eran@hueniverse.com> wrote:
> As currently proposed:
>
> <XRD>
>    <Service>
>        <Type>http://example.com/relationship</Type>
>        <MediaType>application/xml</MediaType>
>        <URI>http://example.org/document</URI>
>    </Service>
> </XRD>
>
> Is semantically equivalent to:
>
> HTTP Header:
> Link: <http://example.org/document>; rel="http://example.com/relationship";;
> type="application/xml";
>
> HTML Element:
> <Link rel="http://example.com/relationship";
> href="http://example.org/document"; type="application/xml" />
>
> Given that Link(s) are becoming the prominent mechanism for metadata on the
> web, I think there is great value in lining up XRD with that trend. So...
>
> I would like us to seriously consider renaming:
>
> Service --> Link
> Type --> Rel
> MediaType --> (unchanged)
> URI --> (unchanged)
>
> EHL
>
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