Re: jettisoning baggage

"Simon St.Laurent" wrote:

> After all this discussion (1415 messages), I'm coming to the conclusion
> that the use of URIs as namespace identifiers was a risky and ultimately
> mistaken step.

I agree.  Though namespace identifiers quack like a URI duck, they don't in any
agreed-upon way serve the functions of a URI duck.

> I suppose that makes me a strong advocate of 'literal'.

I didn't start out there, but that's where I've ended up.

Paul Abrahams

Received on Wednesday, 14 June 2000 22:12:42 UTC