RE: [xri] Increased complexity in resolver.

["Gabe Wachob" <gabe.wachob@amsoft.net>]

Steve-

Huh? Maybe because its Friday at almost 6pm, but I'm totally lost. 

Why does the next sub-segment have to be a global xref? 

	-Gabe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Churchill [mailto:steven.churchill@xdi.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:22 PM
> To: xri@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [xri] Increased complexity in resolver.
> 
> 
> (Please refer to increased-complexity-in-authority-graph.doc. This is the
> same one I sent earlier.)
> 
> So the resolver is walking across the top-level subsegments. It encounters
> a
> global xref, so it duly invokes the authority resolution service (of the
> previous subsegment). It gets back an XRD. Now the resolver needs to
> evaluate the type of the next subsegment -- if it's another global xref
> then
> it can continue walking. Else it has to error out.
> 
> I would sure hate to see that type of logic in the resolution spec.
> 
> ~ Steve
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Churchill [mailto:steven.churchill@xdi.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:33 PM
> To: 'xri@lists.oasis-open.org'
> Subject: FW: [xri] Flat structure for local delegation within global xrefs
> 
> 
> I think I've managed to confused everyone (again) by sending the wrong
> document.
> 
> The attachment increased-complexity-in-authority-graph.doc summarizes my
> discussion with Drummond yesterday. For one thing, I fear that we've
> redefined the meaning of the term "XRI synonym". In the diagram you will
> note that when adding the localID "+west",  @ootao*west is (still) a
> synonym
> for @ootao+west (they resolve to the same XRD), but @ootao*west*steve
> would
> no longer be a synonym for @ootao+west*steve.
> 
> The other attachment (increased-complexity-in-authority-graph-
> flatness.doc)
> talks about the flat structure for local delegation within global xrefs.
> 
> ~ Steve
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Steven Churchill [mailto:steven.churchill@xdi.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:22 PM
> To: xri@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [xri] Flat structure for local delegation within global xrefs
> 
> (Blech.)
> 
> Please see attached.
> 
> ~ Steve
>