- From: Eric Jain <Eric.Jain@isb-sib.ch>
- Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:27:51 +0200
- To: Michel_Dumontier <Michel_Dumontier@carleton.ca>
- CC: public-semweb-lifesci hcls <public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org>
Michel_Dumontier wrote: > Sure, HTTP URIs can be used > as identifiers, but why would I mint arbitrary HTTP URIs when I can use > a scheme that has no resolution protocol implicitly or explicitly > associated with it? Indeed, especially since at the moment HTTP URIs will cost you at least 5 cents a piece, whereas non-HTTP URIs may go for as little as 2 cents each! In any case, the most practical non-HTTP URIs that are in use at the moment seem to be LSIDs and DOIs; both have an associated resolution protocol...
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