Re: [Simple] I-D Action: draft-saintandre-precis-nickname-00.txt

Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im> Mon, 05 March 2012 22:25 UTC

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On 3/5/12 3:21 PM, Ben Campbell wrote:
> 
> On Mar 5, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> 
>> On 3/5/12 3:16 PM, Ben Campbell wrote:
>>> Excellent! Thanks, Peter!
>>>
>>> Miguel, Geir Arne, and everyone else following this issue in SIMPLE: Does this draft meet our needs for simple-chat?
>>
>> This is a first pass.
> 
> Of course--I should adjust my question to say "is this on the right track to meet our needs for simple-chat?" :-)

I think it's on the right track, but I'm biased. :)

>> IMHO it could be augmented with more details about
>> the avoidance of confusable characters, but that's quite a bit more work
>> and we need to figure out if the benefits are worth the cost.
> 
> Agreed, and whether that decision is necessarily the same for MSRP as for XMPP.

True. Even if some folks decide to go down the "avoid confusables" path,
I think it would be optional -- something that goes above and beyond
what is strictly necessary from a PRECIS point of view.

Peter

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