Re^10: Debian Metadata Proposal -- draft rev.1.4
Am 10.07.98 schrieb Marcus.Brinkmann # ruhr-uni-bochum.de ...
Moin Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de!
MB> You are wrong. /usr/share/doc comes *first* in the path, nearly
MB> all packages will be converted, ergo there is (nearly) no loss.
But it#s possible that we will have such a change of the path again.
MB> What both solutions do you mean here and why are they bad? Please be
MB> more specific.
Adams and my solution, both use the filename as identifier. If you move
the file, you break all links to the identifier.
MB> > 2.) I would like to add one URL twice. This is not possible with
MB> > both solutions:
MB> >
MB> > Identifier: www.debian.org
MB> > Lang: en
MB> >
MB> > Identifier: www.debian.org
MB> > Lang: de
MB> Why shouldnt it be possible? The Identifier cant be unique, granted.
Because you will have recursive links. The second entries would have a
translation link to www.debian.org.
MB> ? The user is not allowed to change the search path. It will ever
MB> be /usr/share/doc:/usr/doc, nothing else. To specify other directories,
MB> one has to provide absolute locations.
I don#t think so. Maybe the user will install software in /usr/local or
/opt.
MB> Did he suggest it?
Yes, he did.
MB> new packages replace older versions. The package name is identical
MB> to the directory name in /usr/doc, you remember?
Sure? A lot of packages create several directories, LANG/de, lg, HOWTO,
...
MB> > ?? Where#s the difference URL <-> filename? There is no difference in
MB> > our discussion. And something like file://localhost/doc is not unique.
MB> > Dublin Core itself suggests to use the homepage URL and not a local
MB> > file: URL.
MB> I dont understand you at all. An URL is a protocol name + ":" +
MB> a location specification (host + path). Why is this not different
MB> from filenames?
Because you refer to a filename. If you use the local fs or the http
protocol is no real difference for our problems.
MB> And why is the file: specifier not unique?
It#s of course unique, but it will change if you change the directory.
MB> > And the usage of the homepage is a problem, too.
MB> ?
If you change the provider, all links are broken. That#s why people
talking about solutions like URN.
MB> I changed my opinion, maybe we dont need a unique identifier.
We need it for links.
cu, Marco
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