- From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:39:53 +0100 (BST)
- To: msabin@cromwellmedia.co.uk
- CC: xml-uri@w3.org
> But, please, explain why you think the fact that a resource is
> made of different bits at different times (or, if you prefer,
> different entity bodies at different times) implies that
> resources are _abstract_?
Well the R in URI doesn't stand for "resource" in general, but
"resource" as defined in the RFC which says:
Abstract
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact string of characters
for identifying an abstract or physical resource.
....
Resource
A resource can be anything that has identity. Familiar
examples include an electronic document, an image, a service
(e.g., "today's weather report for Los Angeles"), and a
collection of other resources. Not all resources are network
"retrievable"; e.g., human beings, corporations, and bound
books in a library can also be considered resources.
David
Received on Tuesday, 23 May 2000 13:40:41 UTC