Re: [xml-dev] Lessons learned from the XML experiment
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Timothy W. Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Uche Ogbuji <[email protected]> wrote:
> More usefully, can you tell me exactly how
>
> <org.w3.svg>
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> is less able to communicate data specifically than
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> <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://some-silly-uri-id-have-to-go-look-up">
>
> ?
No, I can't in this specific use case. However, AFAIK there isn't a
published, standards track grammar for your example. There is for
URIs. I am sure if you can make a compelling case, the IETF will
listen.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt
"A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) provides a simple and extensible
means for identifying a resource. This specification of URI syntax
and semantics is derived from concepts introduced by the World Wide
Web global information initiative, whose use of these identifiers
dates from 1990 .. "
As Rick Jelliffe said, welcome to 1999. There is an epic thousand-message thread started by Tim Berners-Lee in 2000, and ending with no resolution except to abandon the mailing list. And as a special gift to you it's archived and waiting for your reading pleasure.
After a little perusal I'm pretty sure you'll abandon your impression that such matters are in any way cut and dried.
And more importantly, you'll understand why I don't give a fig that there is no published, standards track grammar for org.w3.svg, nor do I find that at all germane to the question.
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