Re: please comment on media-type registrations for MathML

* Paul Libbrecht wrote:
>In this specification draft, one can find three registrations for =20
>media-types related to MathML in the appendix B:
>	http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-MathML3-20090924/appendixb.html

The first problem I have with this is that there is no word on what
exactly the various types are for, like if there are any restrictions
on what should be in a mathml-content+xml vs a mathml-presentation+xml=20
document, or if the types can be used with MathML 2.0.

As per RFC 3023, the charset definition and encoding considerations
should be referenced as follows, which the proposals fails to do:

  Registrations for new XML-based media types under top-level types
  other than "text" SHOULD, in specifying the charset parameter and
  encoding considerations, define them as: "Same as [charset parameter
  / encoding considerations] of application/xml as specified in RFC
  3023."

The security considerations are missing (in fact the specification
as a whole does not have a security considerations section either).

I believe the text you have under "interoperability considerations"
is misplaced there in all three cases.

I note that under "Applications that use this media type" you have
"(todo)". Going to Last Call with "todo" markers left is not a good
practise. I note that the purpose of this field is to give a general
idea of what kind of applications use it, not to list individual
software products.

Under "Person & email address to contact for further information"
the proposal fails to properly separate name and email address, use
something like "Name <address>" instead. I do not think having a
generic W3C / W3C Webmaster combination there is a good practise.
--=20
Bj=F6rn H=F6hrmann =B7 mailto:[email protected] =B7 http://bjoern.hoehr=
mann.de
Am Badedeich 7 =B7 Telefon: +49(0)160/4415681 =B7 http://www.bjoernsworld=
.de
25899 Dageb=FCll =B7 PGP Pub. KeyID: 0xA4357E78 =B7 http://www.websitedev=
.de/=20