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Subject: RE: [xtm-wg] "subject-descriptor-ness" scoping topic
Steve Newcomb > The alternative is to divorce the idea of "subject binding point" > from the idea of "subject description". From an information > interchange perspective, the idea of using, as a subject binding > point, something that does not somehow describe the subject, makes > no sense to me. It would lead us to a place where an address is > extremely significant, but nothing has to exist at the address, > and the address doesn't even have to make any sense. I personally > would see such an outcome as detrimental to the accomplishment of > the mission of topic maps, not to mention disastrously confusing > for anyone who has common sense. This is precisely what XML Namespaces do, and it has indeed proved "disastrously confusing" Daniel -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9698/1/_/337252/_/973783905/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> To Post a message, send it to: xtm-wg@eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: xtm-wg-unsubscribe@eGroups.com
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