Need help explaining a bug

[delladea]

I'm not sure how to fully explain bug 4026, since vCards are something I had never heard of before. The helpful folks in IRC linked me to an article explaining what they were, so I can now explain the "what" of the bug, but not the "why". Mainly because I have no idea how vCards are used on Dreamwidth, and I couldn't find anything in the FAQ or wiki to do with them.

So, how are vCards used on Dreamwidth?

Edit: I think I can explain the bug enough for the tour, but I'm still quite curious as to how DW uses vCards. :)

Comments

[ninetydegrees]

I could totally be wrong about this but the way I understand it, DW doesn't really use vCards. It compiles some of your public info into a vCard which can be used by a third-party vCard reader. It's like providing a feed of your recent entries; it's a tool which can be used by other sites/software.

[afuna]

Sounds right to me!

We don't really use vCards, so much as we provide it for others.