On 10/23/05, Robert Sayre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/23/05, Luke Arno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >  What do you think of something like this:
> >
> > Is that too much indirection?  Would it be better just to
> > use the term "edit link"?  It *would* require less change
> > in language.
>
> I think your effort is fastidious and worth considering. I'm not sure
> what I think about it yet.
>

You are being kind.  It is crap, as my first tries usually are.

> I hate the term "Edit URI", because URIs are not objects. They are
> object references, and I prefer to talk about the objects they
> reference.

I was concerned that it was too much indirection.  I will
try again with "edit link".

> Section 4.3.1 in your version is not up to snuff (uses
> 'representation' 4 times in one sentence). OTOH, your version is
> generally sane, a smallish change, and you might be right about the
> format invention stuff.
>

It is 4 times. <grin/>  I struggled with the wording on
that bit.

> From other feedback, I've got a few other changes I want to push
> through for -05 next week, and I am concerned that any change to this
> stuff will make the transition a little too traumatic for
> implementors. So, let's revisit this in 1 or 2 weeks. I agree that it
> is very much on the table, but it's a small issue in the scheme of
> things.
>

Cool. I will try to get this right in the mean time.

> > PS: Is sending a diff a good way to do this?  Thanks.
>
> I can't actually use the diff, because the source is XML, but it is
> certainly clear and I appreciate it.
>

Good `cause it is easy to generate. ;)

- Luke

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