Re: URI references and links

Tim said something very like this a while ago.  I thought the distinction 
drawn between identifier and reference was helpful.

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At 14:42 15/11/03 +0900, Dan Connolly wrote:

>"A link is built from two pieces:
>   a base URI
>   a URI reference"
>  -- http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/2003/webarch-20031111/#links
>
>I think URI references are an irrelevant detail
>when discussing links.
>
>URI references are shorthand for URIs in general,
>not just in links.
>
>And the fact that URIs have a shorthand form isn't
>very interesting when discussing links.
>
>Sorry I don't have a replacement to suggest just now,
>I'm writing from the meeting.
>
>
>--
>Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/

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