On 19 Jan 2018, at 17:16, Tedd Sterr <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Just to throw in my own uninformed opinion...
> 
> 0048 (Bookmarks Storage) using iq:private was updated to 0048 (Bookmarks) 
> using pubsub.
> 
> Progress is good, and we should obviously be moving forward rather than 
> sticking with legacy because 'it works.' However, this was such an extensive 
> change that it wasn't just an update, it was effectively an entirely new 
> XEP.0048 (Bookmarks Storage) has already been widely implemented using 
> iq:private and that can't be erased by rewriting the XEP to be something 
> different.
> 
> Would it not make more sense to revert 0048 back to its iq:private version 
> and change its status to Historical, and allocate a new XEP for "Bookmarks 
> (using PubSub)" which references the historical 0048 (rather than referencing 
> a previous version of itself that leaves everyone feeling dirty.)

I think that might be a sensible compromise. This is an abuse of Historical, 
really (as 48 was standards-track), although it might work. Also working would 
probably be to deprecate 48-reverted-to-49, and LC 48-223 to Draft ASAP.

/K
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