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Re: lack of consensus on httpRange-14

From: Roy T. Fielding <fielding@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:08:37 -0700
Cc: www-tag@w3.org
To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
Message-Id: <D4E7FCD7-D7E5-11D6-A7AF-000393753936@apache.org>

> This Platonic Form of a resource can, however, leave us without a spoon
> to bend, even given a representation of spoons, as soon as we cross into
> the (perhaps) more concrete territory of URI references.

Ugh, let's not.  View-based fragments are not the same resource.  The
scene wouldn't be very interesting if he just picked up a warped mirror.
Changing the interface (instead of what the interface produces) is a
different topic.

> I'd also recommend that the TAG read Dilbert today:
> http://www.dilbert.com
>
> The reason for my pointing to that resource in this message will be far
> clearer if you visit it on 4 October 2002 than it is likely to be on any
> other date.

Hey, no ambiguous use of identifiers -- that resource is "Today's Dilbert"
.
At least with this one they can purchase related items:

    http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/sotd.aspx?storeid=dilbert&date=10/04/2002

which, BTW, is also a classic example of how not to design a URI space.

....Roy
Received on Friday, 4 October 2002 18:09:09 GMT

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