RE: Duplication of provisional URI namespace tokens in 2717/8-bis

Hi Larry:

> The proposed registration rules are based on the fact that
> it is possible to invent and deploy a URI scheme without
> IANA and IESG approval.
 
But this does beg the question of what exactly _is_ the point of
registration. Of course, duplicates can exist out in unregistered land but
what is the motivator then to enter new schemes into a registry if there is
no guarantee of uniqueness? How would an implementor disambiguate one sheme
from an identically-named scheme?

Cheers,

Tony



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