[jdev] Re: Next Generation VCard (was vcard alternative)

[Peter Saint-Andre]

In article <008801c50e2f$d47eaad0$0b00000a at internal.dobsoni.net>,
 "Richard Dobson" <richard at dobson-i.net> wrote:

> >> For this vcard alternative stuff why dont we just use a namespaced x:data
> >> payload, with sets of the standard fields registered with the jabber
> >> registrar e.g.
> >
> > I started working on something similar late last year:
> >
> > http://www.saint-andre.com/jabber/jeps/profile.html
> 
> Cool looks good.

Great, I'll work to update it so that it can be submitted to the JEP 
Editor. ;-)
 
> > Another approach would be to RDF, which Dominik Tomaszuk has been
> > working on (he can provide a link).
> 
> Sounds interesting but RDF just seems a bit like overkill and potensially 
> overly complex to me, whereas x:data just seems nice and simple and as far I 
> as can make out should be plenty extensible enough to last.

I tend to agree. Of course, using x:data as the wire representation over 
XMPP would not prevent an implementation from using RDF as the backend 
data format.
 
> > A third approach would be to pursue standardization of a next-generation
> > format for personal profile data within the IETF (most likely as XML but
> > perhaps as RDF) -- I know some IETF folks who are interested in doing
> > just that, but such an effort might take longer.
> 
> Yup certainly an option, but again would be afraid of it becoming far too 
> overly complex, again personally I think x:data would be fine as it would 
> work fine and is here now and works.

Hmm, yes, I don't think I'd like to be the one writing that RFC. ;-)

/psa