RE: Don't put descriptive info in a URI, only identifying info

> This conflicts with a design principle I hold about URIs,
> explained in my message to the uri list in Feb 1997[2]:

> |If you're talking about "the document XYZ, which has title
> |ABC" then then ABC must not be part of the identifier. Because
> |you might want a reference ala "the document XYZ, which
> |has author Fred" to be recognized as the same resource.
> |
> |On the other hand, you might refer to a resource using
> |a restrictive clause: "the service ZZZ that started in 1996".
> |In this case, "the service ZZZ that started in 1995" is a
> |distinct resource. So the year is part of the URL.
> 
> I started to (a) ask the editors of [1] to
> cite the URL scheme guidelines[3], and (b) remove requirement
> 4 since it conflicts. But [3] doesn't say anything about
> [2], so first I'm asking for [3] to reflect [2].
> 
As one of the editors of [3], I wonder if you might be willing
to make a specific suggestion as to what wording should be
included. I agree that the principle is reasonable. If you have
any other additional constraints you think belong in [3], please
send them along too.

> [2] Re: Attributes should only be there if part of the name/address
> space
> Dan Connolly ([email protected])
> Thu, 20 Feb 1997 10:05:36 -0600 
> http://www.acl.lanl.gov/URI/archive/uri-96.messages/0232.html
> 
> [3]
> Title           : Guidelines for new URL Schemes
> Author(s)       : L. Masinter, H. Alvestrand, D. Zigmond, R. Petke
> Filename        : draft-ietf-urlreg-guide-04.txt
> Pages           : 6
> Date            : 16-Nov-98
> ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-urlreg-guide-04.txt
> 
> -- 
> Dan Connolly
> http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
>