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Re: [xml-dev] Non locator use of URIs
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- Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Non locator use of URIs
- From: Amelia A Lewis <amyzing@...>
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:31:56 -0500
- In-reply-to: <43AD7B6D.80903@...>
- Organization: The mysthical world of Talsever!
On 2005-12-24 11:46:37 -0500 Elliotte Harold <elharo@...> wrote:
> I'm collecting a list of non-locating, identifying uses of URIs. e.g. where
> are URIs used in practice as identifying strings? So far I have:
[snip]
Web Services description (not only WSDL, but WS-Splat). Often used for
identifying things like protocols, algorithms, styles, and such. Policies,
features, properties. Anywhere where there's an initial list of enumerated
values which is supposed to be open-ended/extensible.
Also, TAG tends to ask any WG using QNames why they can't use URIs instead
(I always somehow read these sorts of missives in the tone of voice of a
six-year old saying "but I *want* a cookie! Why can't I have a *cookie*?"
but s/cookie/URI/g). It's that whole universal-versus-uniform thing, I
think.
Amy!
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Amelia A. Lewis amyzing {at} talsever.com
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