On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 05:52:52PM -0400, Max Reitz wrote: > So in this case here I don't really see a benefit of reusing @device > instead of just adding @node-name, whereas adding @node-name will > have the benefit of not affecting anybody and (in my opinion) being > more explicit. However, if others tend to think otherwise (the > @node-name vs. @node vs. @device is a constant point of dissent > over naming...), I'm happy to be convinced otherwise. In the end it > doesn't really matter after all, it's a machine-readable protocol. > If software can work with it, it's fine.
It's fine with me as well, I just had the impression that there was a consensus towards not extending the API if possible, but in my case I'm happy to implement whichever alternative. Berto