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Subject: [OASIS Issue Tracker] (OFFICE-3868) PAS Comment JP4: Earlier MIME media RFC edition referenced


    [ https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/OFFICE-3868?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=46743#comment-46743 ] 

Patrick Durusau commented on OFFICE-3868:
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ODF 1.2 cites RFC4288 on MIME types. 

The comment suggests updating to cite RFC6838.

The one change that looks problematic about updating (to me) is:

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The ABNF for media type names has been further restricted to require that names begin with an alphanumeric character.
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Making naming more restrictive than in RFC4288 looks like it would block updating to RFC6838. 

You may find other problems in Appendix B of RFC4288 which specifies the following differences from RFC4288:

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Suffixes to indicate the use of a particular structured syntax are now fully specified and a suffix registration process has been defined.

Registration of widely deployed unregistered unfaceted type names in the vendor or personal trees is now allowed, subject to approval by the media types reviewer and the IESG.

The standards-tree registration process has been revised to include Expert Review and generalized to address cases like media types in non-IETF stream documents.

A field for fragment identifiers has been added to the registration template and brief directions for specifying fragment identifiers have been added.

The specification requirements for personal-tree registrations have been changed to be the same as those for the vendor tree. The text has been changed to encourage (but not require) specification availability.

The process for defining additional trees has been clarified to state that an IETF Standards Action is required.

Widely deployed types with "x-" names can now be registered as an exception in the vendor tree.

The requirements on changes to registrations have been loosened so minor changes are easier to make.

The registration process has been completely restructured so that with the exception of IETF-generated types in the standards tree, all requests are processed by IANA and not the IESG.

A provisional registration process has been added for early assignment of types in the standards tree.

Many editorial changes have been made throughout the document to make the requirements and processes it describes clearer and easier to follow.

The ability to specify a list of deprecated aliases for a media type has been added.

Types with names beginning with "x-" are no longer considered to be members of the unregistered "x." tree.  As with any unfaceted type, special procedures have been added to allow registration of such types in an appropriate tree.

Changes to a type registered by a third party may now be made by the designated change controller even if that isn't the vendor or organization that created the type.  However, the vendor or organization may elect to assert ownership and change controller over the type at any time.

Limited-use media types are now asked to note whether or not the supplied list of applications employing the media type is exhaustive.

The ABNF for media type names has been further restricted to require that names begin with an alphanumeric character.

Mailing list review is no longer required prior to registration of media types.  Additionally, the address associated with the media type review mailing list has been changed to media-types@iana.org.

The rules for text/* media types have been updated to reflect the changes specified in [RFC6657].
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> PAS Comment JP4:  Earlier MIME media RFC edition referenced
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>
>                 Key: OFFICE-3868
>                 URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/OFFICE-3868
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Part 3 (Packages)
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2
>            Reporter: Chris Rae
>
> Comment logged by national body during the ODF 1.2 PAS process, to be address at Ballot Resolution Meeting.
> Nature of defect :Technical
> Original text of NB comment: The latest RFC for ""Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures"" is RFC6838. Should see RFC6838.



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