Drummond Reed wrote:
<snip/>
> 5) Peer-to-peer: the ability for any resource to serve as its own root
> identifier authority (i.e., no centralized or absolute authority required).
>
> 6) Unlimited federation: the ability for identifier authority to be
> delegated to any depth.
>
> 7) Context addressability: the ability for a resource to be identified in
> the context of another resource.
><snip/>
I am not certain that the "federation" decsription is quite in line with
the industries (recent) understanding of the term. Here, as stated, it
implies a heirarchical relationship, but federations (as defined in my
mind based on the Liberty Alliance activities and working definitions),
is more closely related to peer-to-peer. that si to say:
Unlimited Federation: allows for the identifier authority to construct
arbitrary associations with other authorities identifiers.
I think this is more consitant with want is reflected, then, in items 5
and 7
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