Re: [xml-dev] URN vs URL

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John Cowan <>
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Andy Greener <>
Date
2003-07-30T22:45:16Z
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Re: [xml-dev] URN vs URL
Andy Greener scripsit:

> Supplementary question: if I was, say, a Government department, what
> would you recommend? Neither a "pin" urn or an "oid" in the UK company
> namespace seems appropriate...

BSI could easily assign an OID to the U.K. government under 1.2.826.0
or 2.16.826, analogous to 2.6.124.101, the Government of Canada OID.

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