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[Bug 5521] The term "URI scheme" is confusing

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Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:44:59 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5521

           Summary: The term "URI scheme" is confusing
           Product: SML
           Version: LC
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Core
        AssignedTo: cmsmcq@w3.org
        ReportedBy: pratul.dublish@microsoft.com
         QAContact: public-sml@w3.org


Minor comment #2 from
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-schema-ig/2008Mar/0001.html

"URI scheme" has an existing official use which caused at least this
reader huge confusion on first reading -- RFC 3986 uses that phrase to
identify 'http', 'ftp', 'mailto', 'https', etc. !  Could another
phrase, perhaps 'URI approach', be used?
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