- From: Frank Manola <fmanola@mitre.org>
- Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 11:43:58 -0400
- To: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Cc: "Eric Prud'hommeaux" <eric@w3.org>, Art Barstow <Art.Barstow@nokia.com>, Charlie Abela <abcharl@keyworld.net>, www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Perhaps option A could be improved by making the dummy URI that is generated be more explicit in describing itself: like "http://example.generatedRelativeToTheLocationOfThisPage.org" --Frank Jeremy Carroll wrote: > > > > > Jeremy: > >>>> I suggest one of the following fixes in the validator code: >>>> a) specify an arbitrary base URI instead of "" >>>> >>>> or >>>> b) tell ARP to ignore this condition >>>> setErrorMode( >>>> ARPErrorNumbers.WARN_RESOLVING_URI_AGAINST_EMPTY_BASE, >>>> ARPErrorNumbers.EM_IGNORE ); >>>> >>>> Personally I think option (b) is better. >>>> > > > Eric?: > >>> Any particular reason? I have no great preference for A, but it does >>> seem like the triples generated by allowing unanchored relative URIs >>> might cause someone trouble down the line. >> > > > > I am not unhappy with A. > > My weak pref for B is based on the dummy URI being arbitrary and hence > potentially confusing for someone who asks, "where does that URI come > from?" > > Admittedly option B may be confusing for someone who says "but the > validator permits relative URIs". > > Given A is implemented let's go with that. > > Jeremy > -- Frank Manola The MITRE Corporation 202 Burlington Road, MS A345 Bedford, MA 01730-1420 mailto:fmanola@mitre.org voice: 781-271-8147 FAX: 781-271-875
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