Technical Summary
This document provides guidelines and recommendations for the
definition of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes. It also
updates the process and IANA registry for URI schemes. If approved,
this document obsoletes RFCs 2717 and 2718.
Working Group Summary
This document is the work of individual submitters. It has not been
reviewed by an IETF working group, though it was reviewed by members
of the uri@w3.org mailing list. An IETF last call was requested and
completed. Review comments have been incorporated into the document.
Protocol Quality
Scott Hollenbeck has reviewed this document for the IESG. In
addition, it was reviewed by the members of the uri@w3.org mailing
list.
Note to the RFC Editor
ABSTRACT
Add the sentence "It obsoletes both RFC 2717 and RFC 2718."
to the end of the abstract.
Section 5.2:
OLD
5. If Expert Review recommends registration 'provisional' or
'provisional' registration, IANA adds the registration to the
^^^^^^^^^^^
appropriate registry.
NEW
5. If Expert Review recommends registration 'provisional' or
'permanent' registration, IANA adds the registration to the
^^^^^^^^^
appropriate registry.
Section 5.3:
OLD
Transition to 'permanent' status (or from 'permanent' to 'historical'
status) requires IESG approval; transition from 'provisional' to
'historical' may be requested by anyone authorized to update the
provisional registration.
NEW
Transition from 'provisional' to 'permanent' status may be requested
and approved in the same manner as a new 'permanent' registration.
Transition from 'permanent' to 'historical' status requires IESG
approval. Transition from 'provisional' to 'historical' may be
requested by anyone authorized to update the provisional
registration.
Acknowledgment
Please remove the reference '[14]' after uri@w3.org and its
appearance [14] <mailto:uri@w3.org> in the references list.