To:
tal@research.bell-labs.com (Tom Limoncelli)
Cc:
mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp, Harald@Alvestrand.no, namedroppers@internic.net, dnsop@cafax.se
From:
Masataka Ohta <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
Date:
Thu, 30 Sep 99 6:50:16 JST
In-Reply-To:
<37F1888F.38961544@research.bell-labs.com>; from "Tom Limoncelli" at Sep 28, 99 11:33 pm
Sender:
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Subject:
Re: IANA, DNS names, URL names...
Tom; > Industries seem to put a lot of value on having a <scheme> named after them. > We shouldn't forget this. And we should not be involved with them. > Every year I have to write a report to my boss of my accomplishments. Most > people do. Which would look better: > I invented the tv:// syntax!!! > or > I utilized existing syntax to make a workable solution to specify > television channels in the URL namespace. > > The first one serves a person. The second one serves the community. Your report to your boss serves the person, you, not the community. regardless of whatever style you might use. > The former must be discouraged; the latter must be encouraged. While I can't understand the reasoning, it's OK if you don't write any report to your boss of your accomplishments. Masataka Ohta