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   Re: [xml-dev] RDDL (was RE: [xml-dev] Negotiate Out The Noise)

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John Aldridge wrote:

> At 15:57 18/01/2002 +0100, Nicolas LEHUEN wrote:
> >OK. Following RFC 2396, namespaces are resources because they have an
URI.
> >But resources aren't namespace. Hence, RDDL should be named NDL.
>
> I think this part of the debate is caused by a simple confusion... some
> people are assuming that in "Resource Directory Description Language" the
> word "resource" refers to the namespace being described. I understand the
> intention to be that it refers to the resources which might be associated
> with that namespace.
>

You are absolutely right. I just got confused as well on that issue. Thanks.

Jonathan

P.S. The real reason is that it is a good acronym nonetheless :-))







 

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