Re: [Fwd: xmlns, uri+name pairs or just uris..? Clarification needed.]

Gerard Maas wrote:

> > I have seen '/' as well. If I'm not mistaken, the rdf-api assumes either
> > a "#" or a "/" separating the namespace from the local name.

Ouch.  What about the class of schema URIs that use ":" as a separator? 
URNs, for example?

For any RDF processor that uses concatanation for expanded names, I would
recommend the following best practice:  When an expanded name needs to be
decomposed into its namespace and local parts, take the URI and do a reverse
scan, character by character, from the end of the string, until a character
is found that is not legal as an XML name, OR until a colon ":" is found. 
The last clause is necessary because ":" is legal in XML names. 
This practice broadens the field of well-formed RDF that processors will
accept.  Why rule out "+" or "?" or "="?

It would also be nice if the RDF Schema spec made a VERY STRONG
recommendation that namespace URIs for RDF end in either "#" or "/". That,
with the addition of ":", is what our internal namespace guidelines
recommend.

Perry