Re: application/xml in ietf-xml-guidelines

> But if we agree that it is possible to construct URIs that are both
> likely to survive for a long, long time, AND be dereferencable using
> widely deployed software then what are we arguing about? Why not change
> the RFC to say:
> 
> The IETF hereby commits to maintaining a namespace rooted in
> "http://www.ietf/org/xmlns". This should be used as the root for
> IETF-defined namespaces.

I would strongly argue against IETF making such an agreement -
it imposes too many long-term constraints on the operation of 
the IETF web service for what I see as a a very dubious gain.

Keith