[topicmapmail] multiple Source Locators

[Murray Altheim]

Kal Ahmed wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 14:28, Murray Altheim wrote:
>
>>Kal,
>>
>>Unless I've misinterpreted the various RFCs incorrectly, or perhaps
>>one of the various W3C documents that relate to this subject (more
>>likely), the URI *itself* is context-free. You can, like any word
>>or phrase, utter it within a context. But the actual definition of
>>what a URI means is not altered by context. As you say, people can
>>introduce contexts to alter the semantics, but that doesn't alter
>>the semantics of the URI itself. The semantics are bound to the
>>context, not the URI.
>
> Thats exactly my point!

Kal,

Good. Just hoping we're on the same page. This goes back to ugly
discussions about semantics, expression vs. interpretation,
epistemology, subject identity, etc. (subjects which I note Bernard
and Jack are now blogging on).

Murray

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