>> 
>> I'm arguing that the foundation for interoperation is the DIX
>> protocol and
>> not the binding to a specific transport protocol (HTTP). By making a
>> particular binding "mandatory" for all implementations, you
>> are potentially
>> limiting future choices. For instance, would I be forced to
>> implement HTTP
>> in all XMPP and SIP clients and proxies even though XMPP and
>> SIP bindings
>> may exist? And that begs the question - why HTTP?
> 
> OK, I agree with the "why HTTP" question.  That's one you guys need to
> figure out.  I'm telling you now, though, that a charter that does not
> describe at least one method to produce interoperable implementations will
> not be approved by the IESG.

If you really want this to be a compossible identity framework, than perhaps
the path sought is really 2 drafts. One for the core specification, the
other for the particular transport binding the wg feels is most likely to
see adoption  (or has unfulfilled requirements), which may be HTTP .  It
also allows other specs to incorporate nicely into some new transport.

=peterd  (http://public.xdi.org/=peterd)


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