On 11/7/17 8:16 AM, Marvin Gülker wrote:
> Am 06. November 2017 um 15:29 Uhr -0600 schrieb Sam Whited 
> <[email protected]>:
>>> Not using something XML-based in a XEP's format
>>> also creates a precedence case from which we don't know where else it
>>> will come back at us when other XEPs are made.
>>
>> I didn't understand this, sorry, could you please rephrase it or attempt
>> to clarify?
> 
> Until now, XMPP is based on XML throughout all XEPs (that I'm aware
> of). >

We do have the "/me" markup in plaintext messages:

https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0245.html

> This now introduces markup that's not XML for the first time,
> requiring a specific parser for it. What I'm saying is just that in
> future XEPs, it will be much easier to refer to this one and say "hey,
> we already have a XEP that's not based on XML, so what's wrong with
> this?". Consequently, XMPP clients are going to accumulate a plethora of
> parsers for different formats over time then.

I see your point. In fact, I have seen many private uses of XMPP that
"extend" it in just this way...

Peter



Attachment: signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature

_______________________________________________
Standards mailing list
Info: https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/standards
Unsubscribe: [email protected]
_______________________________________________

Reply via email to