Changeset 451 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

Timestamp:

Feb 27, 2009, 6:24:35 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

editorial: use the (now) more general term hypertext intead of hypermedia
and clean up some grammar in intro.

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

@@ -201 +201 @@
 <t>
    The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level
-   protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information
+   protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypertext information
    systems. HTTP has been in use by the World Wide Web global information
    initiative since 1990. This document is Part 1 of the seven-part specification
@@ -258 +258 @@
    Gopher <xref target="RFC1436"/>, and WAIS <xref target="WAIS"/>.
    HTTP proxies and gateways provide access to alternative information
-   services by translating their diverse protocols into a hypermedia
+   services by translating their diverse protocols into a hypertext
    format that can be viewed and manipulated by clients in the same way
    as HTTP services.
 </t>
 <t>
-   One consequence of HTTP flexibility is that we cannot define the protocol
-   in terms of how to implement it behind the interface. Instead, we are
-   limited to restricting the syntax of communication, defining the intent
+   One consequence of HTTP flexibility is that the protocol cannot be defined 
+   in terms of what occurs behind the interface. Instead, we are
+   limited to defining the syntax of communication, the intent
    of received communication, and the expected behavior of recipients. If
    the communication is considered in isolation, then successful actions