- From: Mark Wilkinson <markw@illuminae.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:51:15 -0700
- To: "Eric Prud'hommeaux" <eric@w3.org>, "Jonathan Rees" <jar@creativecommons.org>
- Cc: public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org
"A user who places the identifier in the location bar of a web browser should get back useful information about the identified concept or object." Why? It seems an awfully steep barrier-to-entry to have *all* URI's resolve to a web page as well as to whatever the URI actually represents, especially when my agent can't read... Mark On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:01:17 -0700, Eric Prud'hommeaux <eric@w3.org> wrote: > * Jonathan Rees <jar@creativecommons.org> [2008-04-25 13:08-0400] >> >> I've been posting revisions to the URI note to the same location: >> >> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/hcls/notes/uris/ >> >> If you're planning on attending the next HCLS meeting/telecon (Monday?) >> please take a look as the meeting approaches. Otherwise, comments are >> welcome, but I suggest you read it now only if you also plan on reading >> a >> later draft, as significantly more work will be done on it over the next >> few days. > > I've started a QuickTips summary of this and cool-uris. It is very direct > about endorsing HTTP URIs. Attached here for consideration. > >> Jonathan >> >> On Apr 20, 2008, at 5:57 AM, Jonathan Rees wrote: >> >>> Some of you may have heard that the URI note has been revised since >>> the last public draft last October. This is indeed the case, and its >>> authors are working on polishing the new version. If you would like >>> to examine a snapshot of our work it is available here: >>> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/hcls/notes/uris/ >>> >>> It's still in a state of high flux so we're can't promise to act on or >>> even respond to comments right now. We plan to give you further >>> drafts >>> for review over the coming week and after. >>> >>> Best >>> Jonathan > -- Mark D Wilkinson, PI Bioinformatics Assistant Professor, Medical Genetics The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Providence Heart + Lung Institute University of British Columbia - St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, BC, Canada
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