Hi all, I'm new to FLAC, and even newer to this list. I'm pretty excited about the format, though. I was wondering if there was any work being done, or any interest at all, in officially registering a MIME type for FLAC with the IETF. (The details on the registration process can be found at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2048.txt) Obviously something like "audio/flac" would be the coolest way to go. :-) But registering that would require some work--namely, writing up an RFC that covers the definition of the FLAC format, and having it peer-reviewed by the IETF. One other downside I can see is that modifications to the spec would have to go through the same peer-review process that the original registration goes through. But it would be a nice feather in FLAC's cap that I think would demonstrate its commitment to open standards. Alternatively, a MIME type could be registered in the "personal tree" (e.g. "audio/prs.flac"), which doesn't require any peer review process. If there is interest in pursuing the first route, I'd be willing to volunteer to put things in the proper form for the IETF (unless someone else out there has prior experience with this sort of thing). Thoughts, comments...? ====Larry Gilbert Renton, WA, USA <irving@pobox.com> __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
--- Larry Gilbert <dischead@yahoo.com> wrote:> Hi all, > > I'm new to FLAC, and even newer to this list. I'm > pretty excited about the format, though. > > I was wondering if there was any work being done, or > any interest at all, in officially registering a MIME > type for FLAC with the IETF. (The details on the > registration process can be found at > ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2048.txt) > > Obviously something like "audio/flac" would be the > coolest way to go. :-) But registering that would > require some work--namely, writing up an RFC that > covers the definition of the FLAC format, and having > it peer-reviewed by the IETF. One other downside I > can see is that modifications to the spec would have > to go through the same peer-review process that the > original registration goes through. But it would be a > nice feather in FLAC's cap that I think would > demonstrate its commitment to open standards. > > Alternatively, a MIME type could be registered in the > "personal tree" (e.g. "audio/prs.flac"), which doesn't > require any peer review process. > > If there is interest in pursuing the first route, I'd > be willing to volunteer to put things in the proper > form for the IETF (unless someone else out there has > prior experience with this sort of thing). > > Thoughts, comments...?I am OK with this but I need to redo the format spec first; there are still a few things you can only get from looking at the reference code. In the meantime, I think the JReceiver guys are using audio/x-flac Josh __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com