RE: Excess URI schemes considered harmful

At 02:15 PM 9/24/2001 -0400, Tim Berners-Lee wrote:
>Content-Types should be defined by URIs, as are XML Namespaces. These then 
>leverage the existing URI schemes to anchor thier meanings in the web. 
>This allows anyone to make a local private Content-Type or namespace for 
>their own use. This does NOT apply to URI schemes.  The process has to be 
>rooted somewhere, and that root is the URI spec and the *small* set 
>of  URI schemes.

I'm confused by this statement.  In your estimation, is the Eastlake 
proposal to solve this problem a Good Thing, a Bad Thing, or just a 
Thing.  For your reference:

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-eastlake-cturi-02.txt

I'm assuming you see this as a Bad Thing, at which point, I anxiously await 
an alternate proposal.

Thanks
Rob