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> "Simon St.Laurent" wrote:
> >
> > > Simon St.Laurent scripsit:
> > > Proxy them, same as we do with news: URLs (which likewise have no
> > > locator-nature).
> >
> > Two questions:
> >
> > 1) There are no proxies for most URNs; can we bar them?
>
> Just ignore other URNs. They are rare today because they are near
> useless toda. When/if the semantic web comes about they will become
> plentiful in proportion to their usefulness.
And what to do about folks (Microsoft and the IETF, two tough cases to
ignore) who encourage the use of URNs on a regular basis?
I'm happy to treat URLs and URIs. I'm not happy with specifications
that let URNs appear anywhere a URI may appear without addressing the
complications that raises.
The classical view is still imposing real costs.
--
Simon St.Laurent
Ring around the content, a pocket full of brackets
Errors, errors, all fall down!
http://simonstl.com
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