[OpenID] [xrds-simple] Any use of <meta http-equiv="X-XRDS-Location" ...?
Martin Atkins
mart at degeneration.co.uk
Wed Jul 2 22:04:57 UTC 2008
George Fletcher wrote:
>
> P.S. Given that OpenID 1.x and 2.0 (in backward compatibility mode) need
> to process <link> elements. What was the rationale for using <meta
> http-equiv="...> over <link>?
>
If I recall correctly, initially it was using LINK, but once the HTTP
header was added it was decided to switch to meta http-equiv for
consistency.
However, it's been pointed out to me that Yadis isn't using this
attribute as was intended by the HTML specification:
http://www.apparently.me.uk/13890.html
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