- From: Martin Duerst <duerst@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 15:11:39 +0900
- To: Graham Klyne <gk@ninebynine.org>, public-iri@w3.org
Hello Graham, At 09:42 04/05/19 +0100, Graham Klyne wrote: >At 12:07 19/05/04 +0900, Martin Duerst wrote: >>Coming back to your original point, I have reworded >> >> For comparison, such conversions MUST only be done on the fly, >> while retaining the original IRI. >> >>to >> >> In order to conserve the original IRIs, such conversions SHOULD >> only be done on the fly, while retaining the IRIs. > >Martin, > >I think that's better, but I still think it is making normative statements >about implementation technique, which was the point of my original >comment. (And I think the normative point you do want to make really >should be a MUST!) > >For example, I think this this might say what you want without dictating >implementation: >[[ >If the IRI is to be passed to another application, or used further in some >other way, its original form MUST be preserved; the conversion described >here should be performed only for the purpose of local comparison. >]] Okay, now I understand: You wanted the 'on the fly' removed, because this would have forbidden caching,... I have used your text, and tentatively closed this issue. Regards, Martin.
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