[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: URI resolver was Re: RDDL and XML Schemas Proposed Recommendation
At 06:57 PM 3/25/01 -0500, Michael Mealling wrote: >The web and the Internet are about interoperability >and the only way that happens is if we all agree on some basic >assumptions about how things work and stick to them. I hate to sound stupid, but could you explain exactly what those 'basic assumptions' are supposed to be with regard to URIs? I have a really hard time with how the 'U' (uniform, which doesn't appear to be true) or the 'R' (resource, seemingly optional) have anything to do with the 'I'. Yes, I know we've been over this, and I've read RFC2396 and related specs for the past three years, but I still don't see much in the way of basic assumptions. _Please_ assume I'm stupid for the sake of the list, and give us a foundation in clearer terms than the RFCs have provided. I don't mind using URLs, nor do I mind using identifiers, but I have a damn hard time with really 'getting' URIs beyond the surface level. Simon St.Laurent - Associate Editor, O'Reilly and Associates XML Elements of Style / XML: A Primer, 2nd Ed. XHTML: Migrating Toward XML http://www.simonstl.com - XML essays and books
|
PURCHASE STYLUS STUDIO ONLINE TODAY!Purchasing Stylus Studio from our online shop is Easy, Secure and Value Priced! Download The World's Best XML IDE!Accelerate XML development with our award-winning XML IDE - Download a free trial today! Subscribe in XML format
|