- From: Robert Sayre <mint@franklinmint.fm>
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:45:36 -0400
- To: uri@w3.org
In a message to atom-syntax@imc.org Larry Masinter wrote: > Some people have been concerned about the community > confusion on the terms "URI" and "Relative URI". > > The question is whether anyone thinks the document > > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fielding-uri-rfc2396bis-06.txt > > is not clear on the definitions of these terms and > the usage of the protocol elements. > > If you have comments about that particular document, > please reply to uri@w3.org. It is not clear. The statement "Relative URIs are not URIs" will sound like complete nonsense to most implementors. I didn't fully understand this distinction until recently, when an expert on the matter took the time to explain it to me. Most people think an absolute URI is anything with a scheme and host (a fragment is part of an absolute URI), and, together with Relative URIs, they make up the set of URIs. I noticed that the spec has clarified "common misunderstandings" in other areas. I encourage the inclusion of similar language for this issue. Robert Sayre
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