• To: tbray@t... (Tim Bray)
• Subject: Generality of HTTP
• From: Mark Baker <distobj@a...>
• Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:23:08 -0500 (EST)
• Cc: pault12@p... (Paul T), jborden@m... (Jonathan Borden), xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.2.20020118160029.022ee0d0@p...> from "Tim Bray" at Jan 18, 2002 04:05:26 PM

> RDDL isn't a complete solution to all aspects of this
> problem.  It's trying to hit an 80/20 point.  Just like
> HTTP.  -Tim

I like to think of the generality of HTTP as more 99/1.

Here's a challenge.  How many things can you name that can't be
identified with an HTTP URI, and moreover, can't have at least one
meaningful response to a GET?

MB
-- 
Mark Baker, Chief Science Officer, Planetfred, Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.      mbaker@p...
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