RE: [xri] Minutes: XRI TC Telecon 2-3PM PT Thursday 2009-07-16

[Eran Hammer-Lahav <eran@hueniverse.com>]

Of all the options discussed, which do you prefer?

EHL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cantor [mailto:cantor.2@osu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 8:38 AM
> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav; xri@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [xri] Minutes: XRI TC Telecon 2-3PM PT Thursday 2009-07-16
> 
> Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote on 2009-07-28:
> > If we want to make it extensible, it has to be an attribute (new
> element
> or
> > not). I think we are past that. The only reason to have a new element
> is
> to
> > allow it to use any string and not just URI. My point is that it is
> hard
> to
> > spec how to extract the authority from any string for the trust
> profile.
> 
> So, again, what we're really saying is that the extensible aspect is
> the
> problem, not the structure.
> 
> My opinion is the same as it was before, I don't think it should *be*
> extensible. If you want extensible, use some existing mechanism like
> POWDER
> or whatever.
> 
> -- Scott
>