[dsdl-comment] Re: namespaces for DSDL parts

Hi Rick,

Rick Jelliffe wrote:
> The notes from the London ISO meeting are very interesting.
>
> I was interested to see that there is talk of allocating the namespace for part 4 from
> www.dsdl.org. It may be appropriate to pick a new namespace for ISO Schematron:
> who owns DSDL .org and what kind of persistence will it have? It would be useful
> to use that domain name.

Dsdl.org is currently owned by Ken and myself and has no guarenteed
persistence right now...

For this reason, my preference would be to use a purl (permanent URL)
for DSDL and Bryan has taken an action to see how this could be done.

> The reason I may change namespaces is first because if Part 4 follows Part 2 in not
> providing a version number, then probably Schematron should to be consistant. (Though
> I think it is not best practise.) A minor reason is that using the namespace of a Taiwanese
> semi-government organization may rankle some mainland Chinese*

:-)

> On another matter, there is question concerning when a CD for Schematron will be
> released. I have been working on this and expected to have one for London, but
> couldn't make it. I hope to have it finished early next week now.

You've been missed in London and we look forward to reading this CD!

Eric

> Cheers
> Rick Jelliffe
>
> * I note that the PRC's
> pretense of owning Taiwan struck again recently, with Taiwan blocked from seeking
> WHO advice on SARS...finally some WHO people went anyway. It reminds me of that
> big earthquake that happened when I was there: more than 4,000 people died and the PRC
> blocked humanitarian aid and rescuers.)
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