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Re:Show HN: Tired of the non-portability of my playlists, I ... by zeveb on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @05:43PM (#13769301)
> This isn't too different from the current format, except the URI method is pushing the type into the URI, rather than into the name of the key.

Yup, which I think is good, since URI schemes already exist for many identifiers, and more can be added.

> Would it be useful to be able to specify two different file paths or URIs for the same item?

I think so. Maybe one is one removable medium and the other is on another.

> The problem with multiple file paths is that both have the same weight, so how do you choose?

If they have equal weight, does it matter which you choose?

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Re:Show HN: Tired of the non-portability of my playlists, I ... by StavrosK on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @07:52PM (#13770353)
You're right, I have updated the spec to make each item a list. Since the URIs can be anything (including files), this is pretty much equivalent to your proposal.
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