Re: [xri] namespace URI versioning policy

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

Ah, important observation. Reading it again in this light, I agree
that no vote is needed.

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Drummond Reed
<director@informationcard.net> wrote:
> We currently don't have a call planned until the New Year. However we can do
> a ballot anytime.
>
> That said, I just read the policy (was tied up in other matters yesterday)
> and all it prescribes is circumstances under which we might NOT change the
> namespace URI.
>
> The fact that we have done something outside of what is listed on that list
> does not mean we MUST change the namespace URI. It appears it is up to us
> whether we choose to change the namespace URI or not.
>
> So, my conclusion is that no vote is needed to continue to use the same
> namespace URI for CD02.
>
> Peter, do you agree?
>
> =Drummond
>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:09 AM, John Bradley <jbradley@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> Then the chair should arrange for an electronic ballot to make an
>> exception to the the rule for this case.
>>
>> We could probably do it on a call but that won't be to the new year as I
>> understand it.
>>
>> Anyway we should clear this up ASAP.
>>
>> John B.
>> On 2009-12-23, at 2:05 PM, Breno de Medeiros wrote:
>>
>> > I agree that the current policy is inflexible. It was meant to allow
>> > for reference by other standards, not to help with references for
>> > implementations (either way, backward incompatible changes will break
>> > implementations).
>> >
>> > AFAIK, no spec is referring to the earlier version of the draft.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <eran@hueniverse.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> No. My point was that the deployed code has already changed to the
>> >> latest draft with the same namespace. Anyone implementing XRD at this stage
>> >> is well aware it can change. It is only with the next draft that I plan to
>> >> tell people to consider it finished.
>> >>
>> >> EHL
>> >>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: Scott Cantor [mailto:cantor.2@osu.edu]
>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:14 AM
>> >>> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav; 'Will Norris'; 'XRI TC'
>> >>> Subject: RE: [xri] namespace URI versioning policy
>> >>>
>> >>> Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote on 2009-12-23:
>> >>>> Let's not and change the TC rules if needed. It is against the
>> >>> expectations
>> >>>> of deployed software.
>> >>>
>> >>> Well, it's for deployed software that the rule exists. If people have
>> >>> meaningful code using the old namespace it pretty much has to change.
>> >>>
>> >>> It wouldn't have been my expectation that there was such code, of
>> >>> course,
>> >>> nor do I personally care much about code written pre-standard, but
>> >>> that's
>> >>> why the policy existed.
>> >>>
>> >>> -- Scott
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >
>> >
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