On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Uche Ogbuji <uche@o...> wrote:

> More usefully, can you tell me exactly how
>
> <org.w3.svg>
>
> is less able to communicate data specifically than
>
> <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://some-silly-uri-id-have-to-go-look-up">
>
> ?

No, I can't in this specific use case.  However, AFAIK there isn't a
published, standards track grammar for your example.  There is for
URIs.  I am sure if you can make a compelling case, the IETF will
listen.

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt


"A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) provides a simple and extensible
   means for identifying a resource.  This specification of URI syntax
   and semantics is derived from concepts introduced by the World Wide
   Web global information initiative, whose use of these identifiers
   dates from 1990 .. "