- From: John Cowan <cowan@locke.ccil.org>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:53:17 -0400 (EDT)
- To: xml-uri@w3.org
This is a message that just appeared on xml-dev. I am forwarding it here as another indication of the effect of this debate on the Real World. I have stripped identifying marks. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: Re: Namespace Question Today, Somebody wrote: >I have a few questions. If I use the "http:" scheme for >a namespace name URI, does it not imply that I should be >using the HyperText Transfer Protocol? Yes? Why or why not? And Somebody Else replied: >Three weeks ago I'd have answered "No, it's just a name. It may look like >a URI, but it isn't really, it's just a uniquely identifying text >string". I still hope this is the truth. > >However, there's currently a serious debate [about 1000 emails in the last >two or three weeks] running on more of less this issue on the xml-uri W3C >mailing list. I think all bets are off for the moment :-( I submit that this is a Bad Thing. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org "You need a change: try Canada" "You need a change: try China" --fortune cookies opened by a couple that I know
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