On 5/26/06, David Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We probably should have specified the "simple string comparison" method; it is more satisfying to call an implementation that publishes not obviously equivalent IRIs 'wrong', rather than just 'somewhat unwise'.
Huh, I personally feel that the comparison ladder is better. Sort of like, "if it comes down to that, we can't help you", even for atom:id. The WG definitely felt simple string comparison was needed for atom:id, so we spent *a lot* of time on that text. I don't feel that effort would pay off here, at all. Especially since a consumer that matched "HTTP://www.IANA.org:80/assignments/relation/alternate" would be in error. That's ridiculous standards weenie stuff, don't you think? -- Robert Sayre "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time."
