Make all Multicodec / Multibase references non-normative.

[msporny]

This PR attempts to address issue #39 by making all Multicodec / Multibase references non-normative and cites the normative sections of PR w3c/vc-data-integrity#196 as requested by the issue submitter.

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[selfissued]

This PR doesn't do the job. The point of the issue was to remove the references - not to make them non-normative. Making them non-normative means that required fields are undefined, which is unacceptable for a standard.

Instead, remove the references to multibase and add normative text fully defining the contents of the fields.

[iherman]

See my comment in w3c/vc-di-eddsa#63; it is verbatim relevant for this PR, too

[TallTed]

Small stuff

[iherman]

My original review comment is moot, in view of w3c/vc-data-integrity#196 (comment). Changing the review.

[msporny]

@selfissued there are now no references to the IETF I-Ds on Multiformats, we instead either normatively define the values needed in the spec, or refer back to VC Data Integrity, which defines the values needed. Requesting re-review.

[selfissued]

This spec is still referencing ?MULTIBASE rather than normative definitions of the features used.

Many of the comments in w3c/vc-di-eddsa#63 (review) and w3c/vc-data-integrity#196 (review) also apply to this specification.

In particular, the referenced terms need be normatively defined in sufficient detail to enable interoperable implementations.

[seabass-labrax]

I think this resolves all the concerns that were brought up in this week's VCWG meeting.

[msporny]

This spec is still referencing ?MULTIBASE rather than normative definitions of the features used.

Sorry, there was code stuck on my local copy that removed all those references, requesting another re-review from you.

[msporny]

@selfissued re-ping to re-review... ideally, you approve before we merge this. It's all green on reviews so far.

[selfissued]

Thanks for doing this.

[iherman]

The issue was discussed in a meeting on 2023-10-11

• no resolutions were taken

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1.3. Make all Multicodec / Multibase references non-normative. (pr vc-di-ecdsa#42)

See github pull request vc-di-ecdsa#42.

Manu Sporny: I see he's approved the last remaining well as well.
… That is great, that unblocks us across the board for all DI and cryptosuite specs.
… That's that item, we can shift back to VCDM.

Brent Zundel: There are a lot of VCDM PRs.

[msporny]

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