Re: URI for XML schema and namespace

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Fri, 04 January 2008 15:53 UTC

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Scott Hollenbeck wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tom.petch [mailto:cfinss@dial.pipex.com] 
>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:19 AM
>> To: Apps Discuss
>> Subject: URI for XML schema and namespace
>>
>> What is the currently recommended form for a URI for an XML 
>> schema and an XML namespace?
>>
>> The question has come up on ForCES where I, citing RFC3688 
>> say it should be urn:
>> whereas the others cite RFC3470 to say that http: is recommended.
>>
>> Other opinions welcome.
> 
> Those folks looking at 3470 might have missed the third paragraph in section
> 4.9:
> 
> "In the case of namespaces in IETF standards-track documents, it would
> be useful if there were some permanent part of the IETF's own web
> space that could be used for this purpose.  In lieu of such, other
> permanent URIs can be used, e.g., URNs in the IETF URN namespace"
> ...

Unfortunately, the IETF so far hasn't followed the BCP's advice to 
actually make http-based namespace URIs available. Thus, if it's 
considered A Good Thing to provide a description of the namespace *at* 
the namespace URI - and when would it not? - I'd suggest to still use an 
http based namespace URL.

There are some IETF specs that for that very reason use URI assigned by 
the W3C (Atom, Atompub), and lots of other IETF specs use URIs on purl.org.

BR, Julian

URI for XML schema - why bother? tom.petch
URI for XML schema and namespace tom.petch
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Scott Hollenbeck
Lisa's Apps Area activity for Dec 2007 Lisa Dusseault
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Tim Bray
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Scott Hollenbeck
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace David Harrington
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Peter Saint-Andre
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Peter Saint-Andre
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace David Harrington
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Scott Hollenbeck
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Scott Hollenbeck
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Scott Hollenbeck
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Peter Saint-Andre
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Julian Reschke
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Tim Bray
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Chris Newman
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Tim Bray
RE: URI for XML schema and namespace Martin Duerst
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Stephane Bortzmeyer
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace tom.petch
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Chris Newman
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace Martin Duerst
Re: URI for XML schema and namespace tom.petch
RE: URI for XML schema - why bother? Romascanu, Dan (Dan)
Re: URI for XML schema - why bother? tom.petch