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Re: namespaces redux

• From: "Pete Cordell" <petexmldev@codalogic.com>
• To: "Michael Sokolov" <sokolov@ifactory.com>,"Andrew Welch" <andrew.j.welch@g...>
• Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:56:16 +0100

Original Message From: "Michael Sokolov" 
> On 10/16/2012 6:47 AM, Andrew Welch wrote:
>>>> 3. Avoid using URLs, the globally unique benefit
>>>> is far outweighed by the confusion cost
>>> Are you recommending that URNs be used rather than URLs?
>> I'm advocating simple strings for simple cases, for example for a
>> config file someone might be tempted to use:
>>
>> xmlns:c="http://mycomp.com/someproduct/v1.1/config/"
>>
>> whereas they could just do:
>>
>> xmlns:c="config"
>>
> My preference is to use the same string for prefix and namespace:
> 
> xmlns:config="config"

In that case, wouldn't it be easier to just do:

    <config.foo>...</config.foo>

and side step the who namespace issue altogether?

Pete Cordell
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• References:
  • [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance document authors tocreate their own root element
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: Timothy Cook <timothywayne.cook@gmail.com>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: "Christopher R. Maden" <crism@maden.org>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: "Christopher R. Maden" <crism@maden.org>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: Liam R E Quin <liam@w3.org>
  • Re: [XML Schema] Here's how to empower instance documentauthors to create their own root element
    • From: "Christopher R. Maden" <crism@maden.org>
  • namespaces redux (was: Re: [XML Schema] Here's how toempower instance document authors to create their own root element)
    • From: Amelia A Lewis <amyzing@talsever.com>
  • Re: namespaces redux (was: Re: [XML Schema]Here's how to empower instance document authors to create their own root element)
    • From: Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>
  • RE: namespaces redux (was: Re: [XML Schema]Here's how to empower instance document authors to create their own rootelement)
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
  • Re: namespaces redux (was: Re: [XML Schema]Here's how to empower instance document authors to create their own root element)
    • From: Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>
  • Re: namespaces redux
    • From: Michael Sokolov <sokolov@ifactory.com>