- From: Michael Mealling <michael@bailey.dscga.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 13:31:44 -0400
- To: John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>
- Cc: michaelm@netsol.com, xml-uri@w3.org
On Sun, Jun 04, 2000 at 12:39:00PM -0400, John Cowan wrote: > Michael Mealling scripsit: > > I.e. there are only Documents. Everything is a Document. And a > > Document and a Resource are the same thing.... > > [snip] > > > This is actually one of the clearer fundamental axioms of the web: > > Everything is a document. It was even one of three things on the > > slide at the newcomers orientation at the AC meeting... > > Well, T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, and L. Masinter don't seem to agree > with you: > > # Not all resources are network "retrievable"; e.g., human beings, > # corporations, and bound books in a library can also be considered resources. > > So if everything is a Document, are you and I Documents too? > (When you prick us, do we not bleed?) Yep. I'm actually in the midst of registering a URN namespace that is specifically for assigning names or individuals and organizations. And, until we develop matter transporters, you and I are decidedly not retrievable via the network. But I can assign myself a URI and thus allow the web to talk about me. So where do I and Tim disagree here? -MM -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Mealling | Vote Libertarian! | www.rwhois.net/michael Sr. Research Engineer | www.ga.lp.org/gwinnett | ICQ#: 14198821 Network Solutions | www.lp.org | michaelm@netsol.com
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