Re: [xml-dev] Why is xml:base a URI *reference*?

[Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>]

On Jan 10, 2004, at 3:45 PM, Simon St.Laurent wrote:

> RFC 2396 is a remarkable document.  Holy writ and hellish mess all
> wrapped into one package.  Separating the two is difficult, both in
> theory and in practice.

You might want to check out the rewrite-in-progress at 
http://www.apache.org/~fielding/uri/rev-2002/rfc2396bis.html which most 
people seem to think is a substantial step forward. -Tim