[Standards] Simple Jingle example(s) and spec(s) wanted

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Rachel Blackman wrote:
> On Feb 6, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
> 
>> Maybe we need to do a better job of showing developers what the 
>> migration paths are. Maybe we need to do a better job of incenting 
>> developers through code bounties (the XSF has the money, let's use it 
>> for good). I'm open to any and all suggestions. But let's not stick 
>> with broken extensions that don't really solve the problem at hand, 
>> just because the extension is already defined. I don't want to throw 
>> things out if they work just fine. But I also want to make sure that 
>> we have working protocols, instead of half-working extensions that 
>> lead to a poor user experience (as I think we have right now with file 
>> transfer).
> 
> +1 as it's basically what I was trying to say.
> 
> That just, 'oh, well, we'll put a new file transfer XEP out' is all well 
> and good, but that in the past we've never defined solid migration 
> paths... and if this is handled the same way many past 
> protocol-replacements have been, we'll basically have a lot of clients 
> that stick to the old stream-profile S5B file transfer, and can't talk 
> to newer clients.
> 
> This is a Bad Thing.  There needs to be some way to ensure people keep 
> their implementations current.  Maybe a yearly certification process 
> isn't it, but SOMETHING needs to happen.  I'm not addressing the 
> technical points, since I don't know enough about the Jingle-FT to judge 
> it; just saying, if we're going to replace file transfer, it needs to be 
> done in some sort of sane, sensible method of migration.
> 
> Otherwise, if Adium can't send to Psi because Adium goes Jingle-FT and 
> Psi stays stream-profile, you're going to reach a situation where we 
> have people logging onto AIM just to send files to each other.  Hence... 
> yes.  Migration.  Planning.  Organization.  Something! :)

Duly noted!

> Really shutting up now. :)

Not necessary, feedback is good. Someone needs to keep us honest. :)

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
XMPP Standards Foundation
http://www.xmpp.org/xsf/people/stpeter.shtml

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