24 Apr
2026
24 Apr
'26
8:44 a.m.
This seems backwards to me. SFS is just a shallow
clone of SIMS but with
less namespace reuse after all. Why would we lend legitimacy to something
like that?
Are you sure you are talking about the same XEP here?
XEP-0447 says in its introduction:
This is a reiteration on Stateless Inline Media Sharing (XEP-0385) [1] with
some significant changes:
- No focus on media, generic for every file type.
- Body can be used for fallback.
- Using File metadata element (XEP-0446) [2].
- Using XML for structured data instead of URIs when possible, adding further
extensibility (like providing proper means of sharing encrypted files on http
servers).
- Not relying on underspecified usage of References (XEP-0372) [3].
Especially using the file metadata element seems like a better namespace reuse
to me, no?
It also is generic and can be used for all types of file, not just for media.
That's a clear advantage compared to SIMS.
-tmolitor