Re: Namespaces and namespace names: a new synthesis?

John Cowan wrote:

> Liam Quin scripsit:
>
> > Finally, it would make sense to abandon the idea of having a URI in there
> > at all, and use a formally defined name, preferably one that does not
> > start with "http:" in any examples :-)
>
> Then you lose the advantage of leveraging the existing infrastructure
> to help you assign a unique name.

True.  But that leverage may come at too high a price.

Paul Abrahams