Re: Uncertainty on xml-dev

David Carlisle wrote:
> 
> > Should that not be true,
> 
> that certainly is not true. In general or in particular for most
> namespaces used as xslt extensions, almost all of which use http
> URI pointing at non existent files.
> 
> There is absolutely no guarantee that a namespace name with a http uri
> scheme will return anything other than a 404 error if you attempt to
> dereference it.

Then one shouldn't be using an HTTP URI.
> 
> > then it's time to throw the whole thing out and start over.
> 
> Or rather leave namespaces as they are, and if you are doing something
> which is explictly not a goal of namespace rec (like retrieving a
> resource at some URI) then if the namespace mechanism is not suitable,
> use something else, don't try to warp the namespace mechanism to fit
> your needs.
> 

That is my understanding of where they are. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned.

When I have invited guests for dinner, and I show them to their seat at
the table, I do my best to resist the urge to pull the chair out from
under them as then sit down.



> David

Received on Friday, 9 June 2000 05:26:32 UTC