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