RE: DOI and the non-IETF tree

> "Authors of specifications SHOULD avoid introducing new URI  schemes
when
> existing schemes can be used to meet the goals of the specifications."
>  --
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-webarch-20030627/#pr-new-scheme-expensive
> 
> "To help parties know when they are referring to the same resource, it
> follows that URI producers should be conservative about the number of
> different URIs they produce for the same resource."
>  --
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-webarch-20030627/#identifiers-comparison

Since people with URI scheme proposals who want 'official' endorsement
will look to the IETF and not necessarily to the 'Web Architecture'
document, should there be a joint IETF/W3C activity to update the
URI registration BCP and guidelines documents to include this new
advice?

Update 2718?

Received on Friday, 3 October 2003 02:14:04 UTC