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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Just to put my two cents in:<br>
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      I use .xml no matter what schema I am working with.<br>
      I never used .mei<br>
      <br>
      If I remember correctly, even TEI'S ROMA tool oputputs the ODD
      files as .xml and that's fine. This way you do not have to have
      the knowledge that you can use a XML (or even Text) editor to open
      it. One can rely on the filesystem to handle the data in an
      appropriate manner.<br>
      <br>
      Best<br>
      Benjamin<br>
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      Am 15.08.2013 18:27, schrieb Raffaele Viglianti:<br>
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          <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:02 PM,
            Andrew Hankinson <span dir="ltr"><<a
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            wrote:<br>
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              application/vnd.mei+xml .xml -> Mapping .xml to the MEI
              mime type seems like a big problem.<br>
              <br>
              application/vnd.mei+xml .mei -> Seems like the best
              solution, yes?<br>
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            <div>As far as I know mimetype is orthogonal to file
              extension, so even if we secure a mimetype
              application/mei+xml it won't matter if your file has .xml
              or .mei extension.</div>
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            <div>I personally don't see an issue with file extension at
              all. What's the problem with using either .mei or .xml? In
              a web context all that matters is the mimetype, in a OS
              context, using .xml is generally going to make things
              easier, but it's not eventually not a big deal.</div>
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            <div>Raf</div>
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              (the MEI mime type I give is just an example).<br>
              <br>
              -Andrew<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              On 2013-08-15, at 5:47 PM, Sigfrid Lundberg <<a
                moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:slu@kb.dk">slu@kb.dk</a>><br>
              <div class="im"> wrote:<br>
                <br>
                > .txt is a poor choice. Most web servers will
                deliver that as text/plain which is not what you want.
                In apache web server there is a file mime-types which
                connects extensions to mime types, which then interacts
                with users web clients and plug-ins and helper
                applications<br>
                ><br>
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              <div class="im">> Sigfrid<br>
                > ________________________________________<br>
                > Fra: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                p&#229; vegne af Andrew Hankinson [<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="mailto:andrew.hankinson@mail.mcgill.ca">andrew.hankinson@mail.mcgill.ca</a>]<br>
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              > Sendt: 15. august 2013 17:23<br>
              <div class="">
                <div class="h5">> Til: Music Encoding Initiative<br>
                  > Emne: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions<br>
                  ><br>
                  > You can sign me up too.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Personally, I like .mei. XML could also be
                  thought of as plain text, so I would argue that we
                  should go with the most specific usage, rather than
                  the most general. We could just go with .txt and be
                  just as correct as .xml.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Either way, though, I think this is an
                  appropriate topic for putting some guidance in the
                  Guidelines. I'll volunteer to write it, but I would
                  like some way of getting a consensus.<br>
                  ><br>
                  > Any ideas? An online poll?<br>
                  ><br>
                  > -Andrew<br>
                  ><br>
                  > On 2013-08-15, at 5:09 PM, "Roland, Perry
                  (pdr4h)" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>><br>
                  > wrote:<br>
                  ><br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Sigge,<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Thanks for being so gracious in your
                  acceptance of my effort to "volunteer" you.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> There's no rush on this.  After
                  Christmas/beginning of 2014 is fine.  I'm sure you'll
                  find willing volunteers to help you write the
                  proposal.  You can "volunteer" me in return.  :-)<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Anyone who wants to participate, please
                  contact Sigge.  I hear he's starting a list.  :-)<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Thanks again,<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> --<br>
                  >> p.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >><br>
                  >> __________________________<br>
                  >> Perry Roland<br>
                  >> Music Library<br>
                  >> University of Virginia<br>
                  >> P. O. Box 400175<br>
                  >> Charlottesville, VA 22904<br>
                  >> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="tel:434-982-2702" value="+14349822702">434-982-2702</a>
                  (w)<br>
                  >> pdr4h (at) virginia (dot) edu<br>
                  >> ________________________________________<br>
                  >> From: mei-l-bounces+pdr4h=<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:virginia.edu@lists.uni-paderborn.de">virginia.edu@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>
                  [mei-l-bounces+pdr4h=<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                  on behalf of Sigfrid Lundberg [<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:slu@kb.dk">slu@kb.dk</a>]<br>
                  >> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:49 AM<br>
                  >> To: Music Encoding Initiative<br>
                  >> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> My keyboard is too fast.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Cannot promise to write it alone and have to
                  discuss it here in Copenhagen. Not before Christmas,
                  that's for sure<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> S<br>
                  >> ________________________________________<br>
                  >> Fra: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                  p&#229; vegne af Roland, Perry (pdr4h) [<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu">pdr4h@eservices.virginia.edu</a>]<br>
                  >> Sendt: 15. august 2013 16:44<br>
                  >> Til: Music Encoding Initiative<br>
                  >> Emne: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Hi Sigfrid,<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Sounds like we have a volunteer to lead the
                  way to registering an MEI mimetype.  :-)<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> --<br>
                  >> p.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >><br>
                  >> __________________________<br>
                  >> Perry Roland<br>
                  >> Music Library<br>
                  >> University of Virginia<br>
                  >> P. O. Box 400175<br>
                  >> Charlottesville, VA 22904<br>
                  >> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="tel:434-982-2702" value="+14349822702">434-982-2702</a>
                  (w)<br>
                  >> pdr4h (at) virginia (dot) edu<br>
                  >> ________________________________________<br>
                  >> From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de">mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>
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                  on behalf of Sigfrid Lundberg [<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:slu@kb.dk">slu@kb.dk</a>]<br>
                  >> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:39 AM<br>
                  >> To: Music Encoding Initiative<br>
                  >> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] File extensions<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Hi,<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> I'm using .xml as suffix. Don't really care.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> As I'm a coauthor of RFC6129 (<a
                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6129"
                    target="_blank">http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6129</a>)
                  I have strong opinions on your "by the way" question.
                  Yes, we should register a mime type, and it should be
                  application/mei+xml. Since it is in the application
                  hierarchy it requires an RFC and some negotiations
                  with IESG and IETF before one get a line in the
                  appropriate IANA document.<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Cheers<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Sigfrid<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> ________________________________________<br>
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                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:andrew.hankinson@mail.mcgill.ca">andrew.hankinson@mail.mcgill.ca</a>]<br>
                  >> Sendt: 15. august 2013 16:12<br>
                  >> Til: Music Encoding Initiative<br>
                  >> Emne: [MEI-L] File extensions<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Hi all,<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> Is there a common understanding of what the
                  proper file extension for MEI files should be?<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> I've been assuming .mei is the "standard",
                  but a counter-example of .xml was recently brought to
                  my attention. So, I thought I'd poll the collected
                  wisdom and see what others were doing. Are you using
                  .xml, .mei, or some other variation on these?<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> -Andrew<br>
                  >><br>
                  >> ====<br>
                  >> Related:<br>
                  >> -- Should we register an actual mimetype?
                  Maybe: application/vnd.music-encoding+xml ?<br>
                  >><br>
                  >><br>
                  >>
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