Could "dated URLs" meet the same requirements that were identified for "tags"? http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/uri/1998Jan/0009.html and http://lists.netsol.com/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0009&L=URN-IETF&P=R2811 1) Identifiers are unique across space and time and come from a practically inexhaustible supply; 2) identifiers are convenient for humans to mint (create), read, type etc.; 3) zero registration cost, at least to holders of domain names or email addresses; and negligible cost to mint new identifiers; 4) easy identification of the entity that has minted the identifier, should that be desirable; 5) independence of any particular resource-location or identifier- resolution scheme.Received on Monday, 30 April 2001 00:18:34 GMT
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