- From: Eve L. Maler <Eve.Maler@east.sun.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:44:42 -0400
- To: xml-uri@w3.org
Trying to dredge up my memory of the original namespace work... If I
recall correctly:
At 03:06 PM 5/25/00 -0400, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
>I think all of the problems with namespace names stems from their use of URI's
>(whatever those are <s>) for a purpose other than the one they were
>intended to
>serve, namely, identifying resources.
We discussed using FPIs and the like, but were told that the only
acceptable choice was to use URIs because they identify resources, and a
namespace is a resource. We put the "unique and persistent" wording in
there to try and counteract the fact that many URIs don't have these
properties.
...
>1. Create a new scheme explicitly for the purpose of providing unique
>namespace
>identifiers. Or maybe an existing one will work -- I don't know. But
>deprecate the use of URL for that purpose, be they relative or
>absolute. That
>would not break the namespace spec and would avoid the misleading connotation
>that URL have.
We were told that it's a no-no to use restrict the list of valid URI
schemes; it was all or nothing. So inventing a new one might be a good
idea, but apparently we still wouldn't be allowed to say "You must use
{fpi:|data:|whatever...}".
Eve
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