- From: Slim Amamou <slim@alixsys.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:58:37 +0100
- To: Mark Davis ☕ <mark@macchiato.com>
- Cc: Shawn Steele <Shawn.Steele@microsoft.com>, "public-iri@w3.org" <public-iri@w3.org>
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Mark Davis ☕ <mark@macchiato.com> wrote: > Various people have considered a special reordering of labels before. The > problem is that while in the address bar or other special locations one > could have a special handling for the order of the labels, it is really bad > if the labels aren't in the same order everywhere the URL could appear - the > spoofing possibilities are unpleasant. And everywhere means in everyone's > address bar in every browser, and in plaintext, and in emailers, and so on. > Mark I totally agree with Mark. Having a unique visual representation of URI in every context, every culture and across all media (including printed paper) is of the highest importance. If I'd dig a little more I'd find this behaviour necessary for net neutrality. -- Slim Amamou | سليم عمامو http://alixsys.com
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