Hi Eliot,
> My preference would be that all external identifiers be specified as
> absolute URIs that are then mapped to local versions using supplied
> catalogs. This could replace the current use of public identifiers in
> all entity declarations (but doesn't have to--regardless of
> whether or
> not public IDs are used, SYSTEM IDs are always required [except for
> notations]).
>
> I realize that I am probably the only person who feels this way.
No, I think this sounds good.
When you say URI, do you mean URLs or URNs that use the OASIS URN namespace <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3121.txt>?
Cheers,
Jarno - Assemblage 23: Let the Wind Erase Me
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Jarno Elovirta
Application Specialist
Content Management Technologies
Business Infrastructure, Nokia Corporation
