RFC 2731 ("Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML") is Obsolete
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This document recommends that RFC 2731, on Encoding Dublin Core Metadata
in HTML, be reclassified as Historicobsoletes RFC 2731, on Encoding Dublin Core Metadata
in HTML, as further development of this
specification has moved to the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
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Umbrella issue for editorial fixes/enhancements.
It's not clear whether this case is really a candidate for reclassification
as "historic". After all, the format that was described in RFC 2731
is still in use in Dublin Core's DC-HTML; it just got revised. So simply
stating that it is obsolete (which would be implied by publishing this
document) should be enough.
Remove recommendation to reclassify as "historic".
defines "Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML". Newer
specifications published by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
(DCMI) over the last decade, in particular "Expressing Dublin Core metadata using HTML/XHTML meta and link elements" (DC-HTML,
), have obsoleted this work.
Note: Implementers of RFC 2731 should note that DC-HTML introduces
a new requirement with respect to the use of the "head" element's "profile"
attribute.
This document recommends that the IESG reclassify as Historic.
This document is of administrative nature only and therefore there are no security relations related to it.
There are no IANA considerations related to this document.
Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML
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This proposal has been discussed and approved on the DC-ARCHITECTURE mailing list
(, ).
Added John Kunze as Co-Author. Expand Security Considerations to say why
there aren't any. Include title of RFC 2731 into this document's title.
Mention that Dublin Core has maintained its version of the spec for the
last decade. Add open issue "historic", which is waiting for community
feedback.