Re: RDF and xml:base

Graham Klyne <GK@ninebynine.org> wrote:

>> The major problem that I see with XML Base is that of
>> backwards-compatibility. XML Base can change the entire meaning of an RDF
>> document (by changing the URIs). Worse, depending on where in the document
>> it is placed, it can add additional triples to the output.
> 
> Eh?  Only if you change the document, so no great surprise there?

The surprise is that using a simple XML feature can cause unintended
side-effects.

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