On 25/10/2014 13:41, Randy Bush wrote:
> i tried to look at this draft but my browser would not show it to me.
>
> < decode >
>
> in a diverse and multi-cultural world, norms differ. widely. those of
> the sender may be quite different than those of the receiver. this is a
> feature, not a bug.
>
> there are cultures in which pictures of unclothed children are highly
> objectionable. there are others which have no problem with this but
> where pictures of underclothed adults are inappropriate. some where
> imgages of gods are admired, others where they are forbidden. and even
> some where internet-drafts which impose one culture's mores on others
> are objectionable.
Exactly. So how this well defined and interoperable single-bit
indicator is going to achieve anything that is the slightest bit useful
baffles me completely. As far as I can see, the semantic is identical
to RFC 3514.
On balance I don't think that this is harmless. Since it will create
an illusion of "safeness" with absolutely no guarantee, I think it
is highly likely to be abused by scurrilous sites purporting to
provide "safe" material.
Brian