What would be a valid D-Bus interface name for a project without domain?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro ldo at geek-central.gen.nz
Thu Jan 25 22:17:57 UTC 2018


On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:09:16 +0000, Simon McVittie wrote:

> On the other hand, if people are just using the names they want to use
> within a namespace without any particular registration or "claiming"
> process, then that has exactly the same issues as using a nonexistent
> TLD (name might be used by someone else at any time) ...

Not quite the same thing. A nonexistent TLD could come into existence
at the whim of ICANN at any time, at one stroke imperilling all the
names that had been informally using that namespace. Whereas a namespace
explicitly set aside by those who control it, on the
specific understanding that it will be unregulated, gives us some
assurance that it will stay that way.

purl.org does indeed sound like the right sort of idea. And not
specific to D-Bus or any other particular application area, too.


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