> On that view, all objects should be given completely
> arbitrary names (OIDs, e.g.) with no connection to human
> understanding at all, and defenders of this position are not
> lacking. Me, I think it's just quirky that the 3rd St. Music
> School (in New York) is on 13th St.
And for that matter, it's quirky that a name beginning with "http" might
refer to an object that isn't accessible using HTTP.
I don't object to people being allowed to allocate names that mean
something to them (like "Michael"). I do object to rules that force you
to pack information into the components of a name: i.e. that blur the
distinction between a name and a descriptor.
Michael Kay
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