- From: Thomas B. Passin <tpassin@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:59:31 -0500
- To: <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
[Patrick Stickler > namespace == punctuation > > A namespace is nothing more than punctuation. It prevents > local names from colliding in a context of global syndication > of names. > > One cannot presume nor assert that a namespace denotes anything; > not a vocabulary, not a doctype, not a web resource. Once used > as a namespace, that URI ceases to have interpretation as a URI. > At last! This comes up on other lists, too, it's not just RDF. Let's hope that everyone else finally sees the light, too. Nicely expressed, Patrick. Cheers, Tom P
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