Re: heads-up about "new" URLs section in HTML5 editor's draft

Mark Baker wrote:
> ...
> RFC 3986 doesn't define URL, so there's no problem from that POV.  But
> ...

   "... The
    term "Uniform Resource Locator" (URL) refers to the subset of URIs
    that, in addition to identifying a resource, provide a means of
    locating the resource by describing its primary access mechanism
    (e.g., its network "location")...." -- 
<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-1.1.3>

> I do think a lot of implementers might make the mistake of assuming
> that html5:URL == rfc3986:URI, and, say, reuse URI libraries when they
> should be using an HTML-aware one.

Yes.

> Somebody suggested "HTML URL" on uri@w3.org - I think that's a better
> option because its makes the distinction more apparent.

So far that's the best candidate I have heard of.

BR, Julian