Re: Namespace names: a semi-serious proposal

"Arnold, Curt" wrote:

> Isn't that already achievable by using a URI with a protocol of "uuid:" for the namespace and using the UUID generation algorithms.  That could be a solution for relative URI's that are intended to
> indicate a document specific namespace.

Where are the UUID generation algorithms described?  I couldn't locate a description of UUIDs using the IETF search facility.  And as I asked John Cowen about OIDs, can anyone get as many UUIDs as
they wish?  Can my grandmother get a bushel of them?

Paul Abrahams