Explicitly link to the HTTP RFCs

In the opening we advise people to use the HTTP RFCs as the ultimate
authority but do not link to them. This change adds the links and
generalizes the warning to the entirety of the guidelines, not just
to non-JSON apis.

Change-Id: I40a59594a477d6802a16d8b0ca11020629eff292
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Chris Dent 2018-08-30 18:09:00 +01:00
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@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ http://docs.openstack.org/infra/manual/developers.html
representations have their place in the OpenStack ecosystem, they present
such a diversity of challenges and edge cases, especially with large and/or
binary request and response bodies, that it is impossible to provide
guidance that is complete. Where there is doubt refer to the HTTP RFCs,
7230 through 7235, as the ultimate authority.
guidance that is complete.
.. note::
Where this guidance is incomplete or ambiguous, refer to the HTTP
RFCs—:rfc:`7230`, :rfc:`7231`, :rfc:`7232`, :rfc:`7233`, :rfc:`7234`, and
:rfc:`7235`—as the ultimate authority.
Guidelines
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