11 Feb
2003
11 Feb
'03
8:29 p.m.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 08:59:32PM +0100, David Olofson wrote:
Yes, you have to prevent that sort of thing.
Yes, these are the downsides to recommending URIs be resolvable.
Its generally not a good idea, but occasionally it makes sense.
Sure, nothings perfect :(
If your really worried about longevity you can still request a sub-URI
from an authority (like LADSPA uids are handed out), eg.
http://www.xap.org/steves-plugins/...
- Steve
I've
probably suggested this before, but the URI scheme works,
anyone who has control over a domain/website can issue URIs, eg. I
could use
http://plugin.org.uk/gmpi#myPluginName
or something of that form. Its robust (relies on the DNS system),
and centrally, externally and impartially administered.
Works for me, although I'm not totally happy about the fact that
domains do expire whenever the owner decides they don't care any
longer. And if users have plugins created by someone who owned
www.xap-plugins.com, and someone else takes over the domain name...
Well, you get the idea! It could be a
requirement that the URI resolves to some information
about the plugin. Or not.
In fact, considering the above, we might even want to *discourage*
that. Use another field for URLs, because it's a different thing.
Also, what do you do with your URIs if you move the home site? If the $30 a
year domain registration fees are too onerous, use a
free website provider like geocities or such.
Or find the some owner of a domain likely to hang around for a good
while and ask if you can use a "virtual" sub-directory under that
domain for your plugins. (Ex: "http://olofson.net/steves-plugins#*".
No guarantee that I'll live longer than your plugins, though! ;-)