On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:20:52AM -0000, James Westby wrote:
> Attached is the diff that keeps .ogg as application/ogg and
> just adds the other ones specified by Xiph.
> Should we revisit this just after Hardy and transition fully,
> to give applications a time to update?
I think we have the same problem here of changing the associated mime type
at a point where mime-aware apps may not have an opportunity to catch up?:
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@
application/x-dvi dvi
application/x-httpd-eruby rhtml
application/x-executable
-application/x-flac flac
application/x-font pfa pfb gsf pcf pcf.Z
application/x-freemind mm
application/x-futuresplash spl
@@ -467,6 +466,7 @@
audio/32kadpcm
audio/3gpp
audio/basic au snd
+audio/flac flac
audio/g.722.1
audio/l16
audio/midi mid midi kar
So I think it's better to omit this change as well and continue using
application/x-flac, rather than unsettle the mapping in the name of
standards.
> I'll subscribe the sponsors once Steve has had a chance
> to look at it.
I'd assumed that I would be sponsoring this directly once we reached a
conclusion, FWIW. :)
Hi James,
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:20:52AM -0000, James Westby wrote:
> Attached is the diff that keeps .ogg as application/ogg and
> just adds the other ones specified by Xiph.
> Should we revisit this just after Hardy and transition fully,
> to give applications a time to update?
I think we have the same problem here of changing the associated mime type
at a point where mime-aware apps may not have an opportunity to catch up?:
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ x-httpd- eruby rhtml x-executable x-freemind mm x-futuresplash spl
application/x-dvi dvi
application/
application/
-application/x-flac flac
application/x-font pfa pfb gsf pcf pcf.Z
application/
application/
@@ -467,6 +466,7 @@
audio/32kadpcm
audio/3gpp
audio/basic au snd
+audio/flac flac
audio/g.722.1
audio/l16
audio/midi mid midi kar
So I think it's better to omit this change as well and continue using
application/x-flac, rather than unsettle the mapping in the name of
standards.
> I'll subscribe the sponsors once Steve has had a chance
> to look at it.
I'd assumed that I would be sponsoring this directly once we reached a
conclusion, FWIW. :)