Re: [xml-dev] Why is xml:base a URI *reference*?

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John Cowan <>
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Eric van der Vlist <>
Date
2004-01-08T12:39:57Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Why is xml:base a URI *reference*?
Eric van der Vlist scripsit:

> Yes, I have been to fast to answer... The only think we could object is
> that it would have been better named "URIreference" !

Actually, the anyURI type also allows non-ASCII characters, so it is
really the IRI type, but IRIs were not yet defined or even named at
that point.

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