The use of URNs instead of scheme structures

[gra-moore]

The scheme structure that is used extensively feels a bit clunky but is there for good reason. To allow different kinds of identification scheme and to know which scheme is in play.

An alternative to the rich structure of scheme, would be to use URNs to capture the same data.

urn:scheme:scheme-bit1:scheme-bit2

The use of single string to capture identifiers creates and simple and more common way to identity and also makes it easier to align with the use of URIs, either for identity or for addressing.

I am not sure what impact this would have on the current model and how to have the two live in harmony.

The list of schemes would be registered from adewg, and each scheme owner should publish a web page describing their scheme.

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[gra-moore]

This is a 2.0 issue but should not be closed now.

[cookeac]

Added next-major-release label which will keep this open.