RE: Making the namespace resource "real"

Clark C. Evans wrote:

> Someone just said:
>
>   "a namespace is a set of names"
>
> If that's what it is, then let us make it a real
> resource that is web-accessable so that those using
> "http" can actually point to a namespace!   This
> meta-physical debate is useless for an automated
> program to take advantage of.

I think one issue with your proposal is that the namespace in general is an
infinite set of names. This is not purely theoretical. Someone could choose
to put an enumerator into an element *name* -- that maybe not the "right"
thing to do, but it's still legal and can be meaningful.

Julian

Received on Thursday, 8 June 2000 14:33:50 UTC