Hi all,

From RFC4287:
The value "alternate" signifies that the IRI in the value of the href attribute identifies an alternate version of the resource described by the containing element. The value "self" signifies that the IRI in the value of the href attribute identifies a resource equivalent to the containing element.


Now I wonder say I have a feed. Each entry has a link element which should indicate the URI of the resource. That resource being a feed itself not an entry.

In that case should I use self or alternate? Is it an equivalent resource or an alternate version of it? The term "equivalent" being fairly unclear in this context IMO. I assume instead of "alternate version" it should have been "alternate representation" right?


What's the best practices?

Thanks,
- Sylvain

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