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[Uri-review] Re: [art] Re: Alternative representation of URIs in YANG

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Thu, 22 January 2026 22:06 UTC

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 What Martin said. -T

On Jan 22, 2026 at 1:46:06 PM, Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026, at 02:00, Kent Watsen wrote:
>
> Martin, since you're the one blocking the draft, can you state which of
>
> these options are okay and which options are not okay with you?
>
>
> Not blocking personally.  I did raise the issue, but would follow
> consensus (which I think is in the hands of Mahesh to judge, ultimately).
>
> I'd like to offer option 6.  Use the existing URI syntax from YANG.  It's
> a straight-up string, which is perfect because it avoids this whole mess
> entirely.
>

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