Re: encoding of URI references in RDF/XML

From: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hpl.hp.com>
Subject: Re: encoding of URI references in RDF/XML
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:04:21 +0100

> Dear Peter
> 
> as an editorial ammendment concerning these URI references, I suggest the 
> following note at the end of section 6.4 RDF URI References
> 
> [[
> Note: Because of the risk of confusion between RDF URI references that would 
> be equivalent if derefenced, the use of %-escaped characters in RDF URI 
> references is strongly discouraged, see also 
> <a href=
> "http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/issues.html#URIEquivalence-15">
> URI equivalence issue</a> of
> the Technical Architecture Group [TAG]
> ]]
> 
> Where [TAG] links to a new informative reference of the TAG issue list.
> 
> The body of the text is copied from
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/PR-xml-names11-20031105/#IRIComparison
> 
> Please reply, cc to www-rdf-comments, indiciating if you would be satisifed 
> with such a change.
> 
> thanks
> 
> Jeremy

This is fine.  I would only add, a ``where avoidable'' to the above, unless
%-escaping is always avoidable.

peter

Received on Monday, 17 November 2003 08:48:56 UTC