[Opensim-dev] Global identifiers

[diva at metaverseink.com]

Yes.
Hence, it's an important design decision.

James Stallings II wrote:
> Question:
> 
> Will this provide the groundwork for global content 
> identification/creator attribution?
> 
> Thanks
> James
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:26 PM, <diva at metaverseink.com 
> <mailto:diva at metaverseink.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I'm about to introduce global identifiers, so that I can make
>     friends and IM work on the hypergrid, and would like feedback on the
>     best form of these identifiers. Here are some options:
> 
>     http://myworld.com:8002/7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b
> 
>     myworld.com:8002/7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b
>     <http://myworld.com:8002/7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b>
> 
>     http://myworld.com:8002/user/7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b
> 
>     7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b at myworld.com:8002
>     <http://7c4450fc-aeaf-468d-b238-d52955dc868b@myworld.com:8002>
> 
>     ...
> 
>     In this particular case (for friends and IM) we're dealing with user
>     accounts, but the issue is broader than that. Whatever form we
>     choose should be applicable to all sorts of resources.
> 
>     My preference is to use a URI, according to the spec of URIs
>     (http://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL/uri-spec.html). The question is:
>     should we add additional specifications on these URIs? Like using
>     the path /user/ for user accounts, etc.
> 
>     Thoughts?
> 
>     Thanks.
>     Diva / Crista
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