Re: comment on VOTable Format Definition v1.09

From: Mark Taylor <m.b.taylor-at-bristol.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 09:41:29 +0100 (BST)


On Fri, 21 May 2004, Francois Ochsenbein wrote:

> >Finally, I may have mentioned this one about the namespace. I think it
> >would be appropriate to base the namespace URI on www.ivoa.net. In
> >particular, I recommend we follow the convention used with the resource
> >metadata schemas, and use "http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOTable/v1.1".
>
> ===> Sure, in the final version, it will point there. But it also
> means that the physical document must be copied there,
> who is allowed to do this ?

No, it doesn't mean that. The function of the namespace URI is simply to provide a unique string of characters to act as a namespace identifier. There is no requirement for there to be a document at the end of it.

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Mark Taylor    Starlink Programmer     Physics,  Bristol University, UK
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Received on 2004-05-21Z10:42:13