Consolidate media types to application/did.

[msporny]

This PR is an attempt to address issue #863 by registering a single media type for both the JSON and JSON-LD serializations of the core data model.

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[TallTed]

lgtm

[iherman]

In the section

Person & email address to contact for further information:

I think my name should be changed to the Working Group references.

(Github does not give me access to that section, so I cannot put in a change request)

[msporny]

I think my name should be changed to the Working Group references.

Fixed in 653364c

[pchampin]

In addition to my comment on the self-referential normative dependency,

line 910 has a Respec-managed internal reference <a href="#application-did-ld-json"></a> which is now broken and should be adapted

[pchampin]

Suggested change

	[[DID-CORE]].
	.

The [[ ... ]] reference creates an entry in the Normative References, which makes this specification normatively depend on itself. This is strange and should probably be avoided.

[msporny]

We can't say "this specification" because these are instructions to IANA (they're supposed to stand on their own). I just removed the reference to address the concern you mentioned since we have a link on the previous line..

[msporny]

line 910 has a Respec-managed internal reference which is now broken and should be adapted

Fixed in d6a7bf6.

[pchampin]

This was discussed during the did meeting on 14 November 2024.

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w3c/did-core#868

manu: Discussion about Issue 863 -- can we use a single media type. Lots of IETF / IANA discussions, but agreed on one media type "DID", for JSON, and then if CBOR or other is needed, add that DID+CBOR.
… any objections?
… none - yay!

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[msporny]

Normative, multiple reviews, changes requested and made, no objections, merging.