Daniel LaLiberte wrote:
>
> Jon Knight writes:
> > As a programmer I really can't see the problem with calling the
> > element that is destined to hold an identifier for the resource,
> > "Identifier".
>
> Here is a different perspective: from high enough above this
> element-name-hell, the names of elements are irrelevant. We (someone)
I agree, names as such don't mean much. The meaning of the elements is
what "we" say the meaning should be. As long as DC gives helpful support
to indexing, searching/discovery, the names are irrelevant. In the
choosing of names however it would be nice to avoid confusion with
existing practice
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Frank A. Roos ([log in to unmask] http://www.cwi.nl/~faroos/)
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