Well,
then I think it makes sense to say *that* (namespace names take the form of
URI references, but relative URIs are deprecated and should be avoided).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cowan [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 2:16 AM
> To: Julian Reschke
> Cc: John Cowan; Lars Marius Garshol;
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Namespace terminology
>
>
> Julian Reschke scripsit:
>
> > So why do you say that a namespace name isn't (identified by) a URI
> > reference?
>
> Because we established with great pain some time ago that relative
> URIs are a Really, Really Bad Idea in namespace names. They are
> not technically illegal, but they are very deprecated.
>
> --
> John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
>
> To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There
> are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed
> the language
> that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
> --_The Hobbit_
>
