# annotated proposed charter

Leslie Daigle (leslie@bunyip.com)
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 07:16:24 -0400

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    From: Leslie Daigle <leslie@bunyip.com>

    Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 07:16:24 -0400

    Message-Id: <199507171116.HAA11605@beethoven.bunyip.com>

    To: uri@bunyip.com

    Subject: annotated proposed charter

Now, the annotated version of the proposed revised charter...

[Definition of the group:]

The URI-WG is chartered to define a set of standards for the encoding
of system-independent resource identification, description, and
location information for the use of Internet information services.

[Work carried out by the group:]

The working group is expected to produce a set of documents that
identify the requirements for system-independent resource identification,
description and location; define the architectural components necessary
to perform those tasks; and specify standard interfaces for those
components. The group will also produce informational documents on the
Uniform Resource Identification architecture, which will describe the roles of
various forms of URI and will offer quidance to the group when other forms of
URI are suggested during the lifetime of the working group.

[What will remain, as contributions, after the group is done:]

These documents will provide a framework that allows Internet users,
applications, and services to access, describe, and uniquely identify
Internet resources, all with appropriate levels of security. Informational
RFCs will remain as guidelines, both for the standardization of specific
URI proposals as well as the development of new URI genres (UR?) after
the lifetime of this working group.

Goals and Milestones [and agenda items (-->)]
====================

Oct 95 Revise RFC 1738 (URLs), move to draft standard status.

Oct 95 URC scenarios draft to informational RFC.

Oct 95 Mailserver and finger URL drafts to proposed standard.

[--> Oct 95 Draft of changes to RFC1736(URLs) for discussion]

Dec 95 Revise RFC1808 (Relative URLs) (or move to draft standard)

[--> Dec 95 Draft Uniform Resource Architecture paper for discussion --
what is, and is not, a URI?]

Jan 96 Revise RFC1736 (URLs)

[--> Jan 96 Interim report/draft RFCs of group studying URN proposals --
see below]

Feb 96 URA draft to experimental RFC

Jul 96 Proposed standard for general URN syntax.

Jul 96 Informational RFC on general URN resolution.

Jul 96 Proposed standards for specific URN syntaxes.

Jul 96 Proposed standards for specific URN resolution procedures.

[--> This can be done if we have an objective task-group evaluating the
existing URN proposals off-line: i.e., comparing the proposals to
the URN informational RFC, discussing perceived discrepancies with
the proposers, and drawing up the generic requirements of a
URN system (i.e., what must be met in order to be called a URN
system). These requirements can then be debated on the URI list
in general. Then, any proposals may be declared to be URN systems if
they meet the requirements, or adjusted as necessary.]

Jul 96 Uniform Resource Architecture informational RFC

[--> Jul 96 Draft of RFC1737 changes (tied to above activities)]

Oct 96 Generic URC draft to proposed standard.

Oct 96 Revise RFC1737(URNs)

Oct 96 Proposed standards for specific URC applications

[--> Dec 96 Discuss vetting RFC draft; sentiment for last call on WG
material]

Jan 97 Informational RFC on vetting specific URI schemes after
this group has dissolved.

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