We do have plans to revise/update/clean-up the RFCs to clarify the
On Feb 11, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Hammond, Tony wrote:
> Thanks Sean for the confirmation (and explanation).
>
> Might it not be appropriate now to consider issuing a revised RFC at
> some
> point (hopefuly soon) to firm up the current position of the HS?
> These diffs
> (as well as the type diffs which I also questioned) could be taken
> care of
> in some kind of 5-year overhaul of the RFC. (And note that some
> standards
> e.g. NISO have a 5-year review.)
issue you mentioned as well as a few other minor issues.Great idea, I would like to see a top level handle URI. One potential
> And another open question, which I hate to mention, but it's still
> open -
> and therefore fair game, is about a native URI scheme for handle, or
> URN
> namespace if that's preferred - or both (there is a precedent, I
> think, but
> can't remember off the top of my head).
>
> I know that a "doi:" registration is likely deferring to an eventual
> ISO
> imprimatur on the DOI System, but not sure that that has any direct
> bearing
> on handle. I wonder if it might be appropriate to consider the
> bundling of a
> URI scheme specification (or URN) together with any revised RFC
> spec, rather
> than being undertaken as a separate business (which will only draw
> flak and
> grief and "woe is us"). Other protocols - notably HTTP (RC 2616) - are
> responsible for declaring their own URI schemes. Seems to me this
> could be
> the right opportunity to deftly tuck that away in some kind of
> appendix.
> There has already been a relaxing of the URI registration stranglehold
> (witness "info"). And may be better to get in before the "linked
> data" wave
> converges all to HTTP.
issue with the registration authority might be registering a top level
scheme (hdl:) that is already represented by existing URIs (info:hdl
or urn:hdl). Although there are some that would argue http://hdl.handle.net/
is an existing "scheme" and therefore hdl: isn't needed. Of course
that doesn't mean we shouldn't try.
I think the design of the top level hdl: URI scheme would be a good
topic of discussion on this list. Anyone else have any input/
preferences?
Cheers,
Sean
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