xml-dev - Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999

Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999

[ Lists Home | Date Index | Thread Index ]

To: Elliotte Harold <elharo@metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@rbii.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:35:08 -0400
Cc: srodriguez142857@yahoo.com,xml-dev@lists.xml.org
In-reply-to: <4180DA43.6060107@metalab.unc.edu>
References: <20041028023430.35787.qmail@web52507.mail.yahoo.com> <4180DA43.6060107@metalab.unc.edu>

On Oct 28, 2004, at 7:38 AM, Elliotte Harold wrote:

> Sergio J. Rodriguez M. wrote:
>
>> If Namespaces are in fact a disaster, then why is widely used in any 
>> XML Vocabulary, like RDF or OWL?
>
> Because we didn't know better six years ago. Some things you only 
> learn from brutal experience.

Inertia... big names pushing a flawed spec over the protestations of 
many. Once out, things snowballed.

References:
- RE: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
  - From: "Sergio J. Rodriguez M." <srodriguez142857@yahoo.com>
- Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
  - From: Elliotte Harold <elharo@metalab.unc.edu>

Prev by Date: Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
Next by Date: RE: [xml-dev] Inconsistent behaviour, obviously correct schema doesn't work anymore
Previous by thread: Re: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
Next by thread: RE: [xml-dev] Partyin' like it's 1999
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread