Register "webmention" with IANA

dret commented 8 years ago

seeing that http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml currently does not list "webmention" as a registered link relation type, i am proposing to add a section to the draft that registers "webmention" in the IANA registry according to RFC 5988. i'd be more than happy to contribute such a section. this should make it easier for people discovering "webmention" links on the web to find the authoritative document specifying the link relation type.

kevinmarks commented 8 years ago

The iana registry is being overhauled through rfc5988bis at the moment, so awaiting the outcome of that process makes more sense. On 13 Jan 2016 12:57 p.m., "Erik Wilde" notifications@github.com wrote:

seeing that http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml currently does not list "webmention" as a registered link relation type, i am proposing to add a section to the draft that registers "webmention" in the IANA registry according to RFC 5988. i'd be more than happy to contribute such a section. this should make it easier for people discovering "webmention" links on the web to find the authoritative document specifying the link relation type.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/aaronpk/webmention/issues/29.

dret commented 8 years ago

On 2016-01-13 10:33, Kevin Marks wrote:

The iana registry is being overhauled through rfc5988bis at the moment, so awaiting the outcome of that process makes more sense.

what's the cost of adding to the existing registry (apart form adding a small appendix to the draft that i am volunteering to contribute)? it's unlikely that RFC 5988 will be replaced very soon. registering with the current registry and then adjusting when a new registry/process is in place may be the best way to make sure that things are in sync.

aaronpk commented 8 years ago

I don't have an issue if you want to add it to the registry. I don't know anything about the process so I wouldn't be much help, but if you submit a PR and manage the communications with iana that's fine with me.

dret commented 8 years ago

On 2016-01-13 10:54, Aaron Parecki wrote:

I don't have an issue if you want to add it to the registry. I don't know anything about the process so I wouldn't be much help, but if you submit a PR and manage the communications with iana that's fine with me.

ok, thanks. it's a very simple process. basically, it's an appendix requesting registration, and then an email to the review list, which usually results in "looks good to us". after that, it will be added to the registry, linking to the spec as a reference.

here is one example for such an appendix: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6892#section-4

i'll create a PR later today. thanks!

dret commented 8 years ago

first stab at https://github.com/aaronpk/webmention/pull/30; comments/feedback very welcome.

aaronpk commented 8 years ago

Thanks for this. It's incorporated into the latest Editor's Draft and will be published when the next Working Draft is published.

dret commented 8 years ago

On 2016-02-29 7:02 , Aaron Parecki wrote:

Thanks for this. It's incorporated into the latest Editor's Draft and will be published when the next Working Draft is published.

sounds good. i will send a request to the IETF list when the draft has been published, and then it should be relatively easy to have it approved by the expert and added to the IANA registry.

dret commented 8 years ago

hello link-relations.

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webmention-20160301/#iana-considerations defines a new link relation type that should be added to the IANA link relation registry. here is an excerpt with the link relation type description:

Relation Name: webmention

Description: Identifies a target URI that supports the Webmention protocol. This allows clients that mention a resource in some form of publishing process to contact that endpoint and inform it that this resource has been mentioned.

Reference: W3C Webmention Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/)

Notes: This is a similar "Linkback" mechanism to the ones of Refback, Trackback, and Pingback. It uses a different protocol, though, and thus should be discoverable through its own link relation type.

if there are any concerns or questions about this link relations type, please let us know.

thanks a lot and cheers,

dret.

dret commented 8 years ago

just sent the note to link relations email list (please see the previous comment for text):

http://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/link-relations/UF8UjvvFugMnQDRcnZxnl9DGxSA

dret commented 8 years ago

hello link-relations.

a while ago this was sent to link-relations for expert review and feedback. is there anything missing that would help to move this forward?

thanks and cheers,

dret.

On 2016-03-02 08:43, Erik Wilde wrote:

hello link-relations.

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-webmention-20160301/#iana-considerations defines a new link relation type that should be added to the IANA link relation registry. here is an excerpt with the link relation type description:

Relation Name: webmention

Description: Identifies a target URI that supports the Webmention protocol. This allows clients that mention a resource in some form of publishing process to contact that endpoint and inform it that this resource has been mentioned.

Reference: W3C Webmention Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/)

Notes: This is a similar "Linkback" mechanism to the ones of Refback, Trackback, and Pingback. It uses a different protocol, though, and thus should be discoverable through its own link relation type.

if there are any concerns or questions about this link relations type, please let us know.

thanks a lot and cheers,

dret.

dret commented 8 years ago

looks like the request was approved (thanks @mnot) and the link relation will be added soon:

https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/link-relations/S3IjEecszpSShGKkEmsTAV0hGHk

dret commented 8 years ago

just got the note that registration is complete and indeed, it shows up in the registry:

http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml

aaronpk commented 8 years ago

Awesome, thanks for taking care of this!

w3c / webmention

Register "webmention" with IANA #29