RE: Uniform access to descriptions

Indeed, what is the distinction between denote and dereference that
helps us in any particular functions we may use on URIs?

Cheers,
Dave 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-tag-request@w3.org [mailto:www-tag-request@w3.org] 
> On Behalf Of Xiaoshu Wang
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:30 PM
> To: Pat Hayes
> Cc: noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com; Jonathan Rees; Phil Archer; 
> Williams, Stuart (HP Labs, Bristol); www-tag@w3.org WG
> Subject: Re: Uniform access to descriptions
> 
> 
> <snip>
> >>
> >> Question 4: Is an HTTP-URI =  HTTP+URI?
> >
> > I have no idea what this means.
> What I mean is this:
> HTTP-URI is simply an HTTP URI.
> HTTP+URI is when the HTTP URI is bound to the HTTP 
> transportation protocol.
> Hence, the question can be rephrased as such:
> 
> Is what a URI denotes the same thing as what the URI is dereferenced?
> 
> Xiaoshu
> 
>