Peter, (01)
Everybody from Linnaeus (1707 to 1778) to the present would agree
with that point: (02)
PFB> By using the same identifier for some thing, whatever different
> parties might call it ("avocat" (uid:12345) is the same as
> "avocado" (uid:12345), is surely a step forward from having to
> do painful inferencing such as "when I use the term 'avocat'
> in the context of some French text and discussion about fruit... (03)
I also agree that having information freely available on the WWW
is extremely important. But there are international organizations
that have been establishing unique identifiers for decades or even
centuries: units of measure, plant and animal species, chemical
elements, chemical compounds, etc. (04)
I agree that H and O are extremely ambiguous, except in the context
of chemical elements. Therefore, I would prefix those letters
with the identifier for the organization that established that
standard. (05)
If I need a unique identifier, my first choice would be one that
had been firmly established by international agreements, not a
pointer to a web site that somebody could change at any moment. (06)
John (07)
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