Re: future of identifiers

Jari Arkko <jari.arkko@piuha.net> Sat, 02 November 2013 04:14 UTC

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Subject: Re: future of identifiers
From: Jari Arkko <jari.arkko@piuha.net>
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> it might be a good thing if we were to first identify what needs to be identified.
> ...
> But seriously, I'd suggest we start from first principles before thinking about solutions here. What needs to be identified, and what characteristics does it have?

Agreed, of course. This is a key part of the future I wanted to understand. (But not to forget possible evolution of current identifiers or their characteristics.)

Jari