- From: Graham Klyne <GK-lists@ninebynine.org>
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:50:35 +0000
- To: Mike Brown <mike@skew.org>
- CC: uri@w3.org
Mike Brown wrote: > I'm not convinced 'file' really needs an RFC at all. The lack of specific, > prescriptive guidelines aren't really impeding implementers, and 'file' URI > interoperability in browsers isn't something I hear much clamoring for. That's not my sense. A lot of web applications, other than browsers, use file: URIs as a way of accessing local resources alongside global ones. In my past experience as a developer, a little more consistency in the various ways in which file: URIs are constructed and interpreted would be really helpful (e.g. handling drive names on Windows systems; exactly what constitutes an "authority", etc.). The trouble is, it's a Hard Problem made complex by the heavy hand of history. I have no argument with the rest of your message. #g
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