RE: [rdfmsQnameUriMapping-6] Algorithm for creating a URI from a QName in RDF Model? from Williams, Stuart on 2002-05-23 (www-tag@w3.org from May 2002)

From: Williams, Stuart <skw@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:55:44 +0100
To: "'Julian Reschke'" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>, Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
Cc: "McBride, Brian" <bwm@hplb.hpl.hp.com>, Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>, www-tag@w3.org
Message-ID: <5E13A1874524D411A876006008CD059F192BB4@0-mail-1.hpl.hp.com>

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> > I believe that a namespace is a resource, not a document fragment, and
> > as such, should be identified by a URI, not a URI reference.
> 
> Well. The XML namespaces recommendation allows URI references.

I'd really like to understand the positive rationale behind that choice in
the Namespace Rec.

Regards

Stuart

Received on Thursday, 23 May 2002 09:56:33 UTC