From 107d5af4fa00f0bca2fe534d5acf6143cc975f2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: a Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 07:16:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] vcard should have been reused --- .../tech/spec/activitypub/shortcomings/not-reusing-vcard.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/tech/spec/activitypub/shortcomings/not-reusing-vcard.md diff --git a/content/tech/spec/activitypub/shortcomings/not-reusing-vcard.md b/content/tech/spec/activitypub/shortcomings/not-reusing-vcard.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..533bc59 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/tech/spec/activitypub/shortcomings/not-reusing-vcard.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ ++++ ++++ + +activitystreams 2.0 defines some actor types like Person, Group, Organization + +these types should not have been defined at all. they should have reused the vcard properties. the semantics of the types have led to mistakes such as people looking at Group and assuming that it's a facebook-style group, when that's not the definition at all. \ No newline at end of file