RE: Significant W3C Confusion over Namespace Meaning and Policy

So you don't think they are replicated to the local 
machine along with the resources they specify even 
if the machine is only occasionally connected?

Please pardon if I misunderstood your answer.

len


From: Chris Lilley [mailto:chris@w3.org]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:45 AM

On Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 5:33:03 PM, Claude wrote:

BCLL> On the other hand, it should evolve down to a 
BCLL> semi-stable set of stable DTDs or schemas that 
BCLL> can be replicated.  Relying on an always connected 
BCLL> system is dicey.  That is a recurring pattern of 
BCLL> network design:  what to localize/replicate and 
BCLL> what to centralize/connect to.  

BCLL> Where do catalogs thrive?  It seems to be a best 
BCLL> practice question worth thinking about.

I think catalogs do best as a formalized and application-independent
network cache.