Re: Namespaces and namespace names: a new synthesis?

Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
>John Cowan wrote:
>> Liam Quin scripsit:
>>
>> > Finally, it would make sense to abandon the idea of having a URI in there
>> > at all, and use a formally defined name, preferably one that does not
>> > start with "http:" in any examples :-)
>>
>> Then you lose the advantage of leveraging the existing infrastructure
>> to help you assign a unique name.

Not true (as I have said)

> True.  But that leverage may come at too high a price.

If you want a URI, you'd better define what's at the end of it.

If you want a name, use a name.

Lee

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Received on Saturday, 27 May 2000 15:43:57 UTC