Re: reference needed - w3.org versioned documents

On 6 Apr 2008, at 19:41, Jonathan Rees wrote:
>>> The utility of httpRange-14 is significantly reduced as long as  
>>> not all minters of URIs for non-IRs adhere to it. I have no idea  
>>> what the penetration of httpRange-14 is, but my guess is that it  
>>> is and will remain low.
>>
>> Any backup for that guess?
>
> Nope, sorry - that's why I called it a guess. I know of people using  
> URIs to name non-IRs who either disagree with httpRange-14, or do  
> not know about it, or cannot arrange for 303s, so there is some  
> noncompliance out there.  Even if penetration is prettty high, a few  
> bad apples will spoil the bunch, in situations where it matters (not  
> that I know what those are, but I assume they exist).

I call FUD. Who are those people you know? Anyone else except Pat  
Hayes and the Dublin Core folks?

Care to point to a bunch of URIs that deliver RDF and clearly violate  
httpRange-14? I'm keeping my eyes open for those and I don't see many.

You say that a few bad apples will spoil the broth. Why do you think  
so? The Web doesn't break just because a few people don't follow  
standards.

> Of course it would be delightful if there were perfect compliance.

It would be delightful if there was a solid consensus around  
httpRange-14. Perfect compliance is of course neither realistic nor  
required nor important.

Richard

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