>> Ie: what about removing that asymmetry altogether, and say that
>> predefined keywords are also valid for @about and @resource? It would
>> make the URI management simpler and cleaner and I do not really see a
>> major drawback...
>
> No, please not. As far as I am concerned about="next" must always mean
> the same as about="./next". It must always be a URI.
>
> Steven
>
Differences of sensibilities, obviously... the asymmetry between @rel
and @about bothers me more than a coincidence of one of the keywords
with a possible relative URI-s
Ivan
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