[Standards] Re: Proposed XMPP Extension: Emoji Markup

> 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