[vorbis-dev] Mime Type and Ogg (More)

[Marshall Eubanks]

Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
<snip>
> Why not keep it simple and have three mime types (which people who so
> choose can easily map to the same icon, type string and launcher
> program, or treat all three exactly the same in their application)
> instead of one (where people who want three different launchers, icons
> and type strings must jump through many hoops)?
> 
FWIW, I fully agree with this reasoning.

It seems clear to me that other application developers use and will
continue to use
MIME types, that they will want to distinguish between OGG/Vorbis audio
& visual
content, so if you insist in only having one MIME type, others will be
developed for you in a non-standard fashion. In that case, it is a
safe bet that there will be inconsistent usage of mime types between
developers, which will serve no one well.

>
> Sorry if I sound a bit strident here. I am a bit frustrated at having
> to argue the same point repeatedly.
> 
>  - Maciej

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                                   Marshall Eubanks

 
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