Re: thing, device, application

On 7/11/11 2:27 PM, Barry Leiba wrote:
>> I've posted version -02 of draft-saintandre-vcard-thing with the change
>> from "thing" to "application".
> 
> 99.9% OK.  Just one thing... um... application:
> 
>    Because software applications do not have work places and personal
>    lives, it makes no sense to include the "work" and "home" values of
>    the TYPE parameter in an application's vCard
> 
> Yes, but:
> 
>    The properties included in an application's vCard apply to one of the
>    following:
> ...
>    o  A person or role that maintains the application (e.g., the TEL,
>       EMAIL, and IMPP properties might represent ways to contact a
>       server administrator).
> 
> Mightn't the server administrator, especially some guy running an
> experimental service in his basement, have "work" and "home" phone
> numbers and postal, IM, and email addresses?

Hmm. I was thinking along the lines of <admin <at> example.com> -- roles, not
individuals. But I didn't express that assumption in the text.

Peter

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