Sigfrid Lundberg, Lub NetLab <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Aaron, the Namespace Proposal actually contains a persistence statement, > inasmuchas it states under what circumstances a DCMI name space URI should > be changed, An executive summary of that part is: Hardly ever. Or to put > it another way "Cool URIs don't change" [1] I understand this and I completely agree with it, but you do not talk about the other issues involved, like the W3 does. For example: Whether archives and change data are maintained What organizations pledge to maintain the site What should happen in the case that organizations are disbanded > Please note that the W3C persistence statement does not live on a > persistent URI, as defined in the statement. Could you explain why you are bringing this up? -- [ Aaron Swartz | [log in to unmask] | http://www.aaronsw.com ]