[Ietf-carddav] Re: [Ietf-caldav] Off topic: CardDAV

[Carsten Guenther]

I agree, and it begs the question if those two (CalDAV and CardDAV)  
should be rolled into one standard.

On Oct 19, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Cameron Stillion wrote:

>
> I would like to just add that strategically, vCard and iCal are
> intimately related.  Endeavors in this area are necessarily going to
> reference each other.  As soon as you begin implementing any PIM
> features of relative value, it becomes very clear.  Distributing
> Calendars needs a way to associate an owner with a calendar,  
> especially
> the kind that represent your actual schedule, as opposed to the  
> calendar
> for the little league team you coach on the weekends.  Likewise, as  
> soon
> as you begin distributing your contact information, the next piece you
> want to share is your schedule.  Both standards need to have a way to
> associate back and forth.  A standard or protocol that mentions one  
> but
> not the other, is IMHO - incomplete, and unfinished.
>
> Cameron
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-caldav-bounces at osafoundation.org
> [mailto:ietf-caldav-bounces at osafoundation.org] On Behalf Of Mark
> Paterson
> Sent: Wednesday.19.October.2005 08.59
> To: Cyrus Daboo
> Cc: CalDAV DevList; CardDAV DevList
> Subject: Re: [Ietf-caldav] Off topic: CardDAV
>
> Nice idea but you may want to consider a cardsify initiative to go  
> along
> with it. vCard leaves a lot to be desired.:-)
>
> Cyrus Daboo wrote:
>
>
>> Hi folks,
>> This is a little of topic, but I think it is relevant for most folks.
>> I have just sent in a draft for a new protocol called CardDAV:
>>
>> <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-daboo-carddav-00.txt>
>>
>> CardDAV does for vCards what CalDAV does for iCalendar. i.e. it
>> provides a set of WebDAV extensions and a data model for access to
>> vCard objects stored on a server. CardDAV is very similar to CalDAV
>> because of the similarities between iCalendar and vCard formats.
>>
>> There is a separate discussion list setup for CardDAV, so please
>> respond to any comments on that list rather than the CalDAV list.  
>> List
>>
>
>
>> details are below:
>>
>> <http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-carddav>
>>
>>
>
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