Re: [BioRDF] All about the LSID URI/URN

[William Bug]

Excellent recommendation, Chimezie. I've looked far and wide for some clarity on this issue beyond the specs & standard committee discussion, and I was really greatly relieved when I finally came across this article.  I really owe a great debt to the IBM DeveloperWorks site for all the many valuable articles I've read there. Xiaoshu's response on this thread brings up some interesting issues regarding the uniqueness guarantee.  I would agree it is not about 'naming' per se, but about supplying a reliable, unique ID that SOME service will ultimately be able to resolve for a client, including a variety of subtle responses providing the client with actionable options, should the first attempt to retrieve the resource fail. Cheers, Bill On Jul 7, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Chimezie Ogbuji wrote: BTW, with regards to the whole LSID/URI/URN/URL conversation, I thought it would be worthwhile to point out this article (by Dan Connolly no less - so I'm glad he's weighing in on this conversation) on URIs/URLs/URNs which was instrumental for me in getting to the bottom of the confusion (and beyond the misconceptions I had at the time) with these protocols: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-urlni.html (Untangle URIs, URLs, and URNs) Chimezie Ogbuji Lead Systems Analyst Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue/ W26 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Office: (216)444-8593 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Bug Senior Analyst/Ontological Engineer Laboratory for Bioimaging  & Anatomical Informatics www.neuroterrain.org Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy Drexel University College of Medicine 2900 Queen Lane Philadelphia, PA    19129 215 991 8430 (ph) 610 457 0443 (mobile) 215 843 9367 (fax) Please Note: I now have a new email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email and any accompanying attachments are confidential. This information is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email communication by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by returning this message to the sender and delete all copies. Thank you for your cooperation.