Re: Not OK computer:/// [was Re: Should Desktop = Home?]

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Sun, 2004-10-10 at 00:07 +0100, Alan Horkan wrote:
> 
> I had already gathered that there were efforts to get rid of URI's but
> the relatively recent addtion of another URI namely computer:///
> seemed like a step backwards.  It made me doubt if it really was a
> generally held design goal not to introduce more URIs.  I am very glad
> to see you saying that applications:/// will be getting phased out and
> I look forward to seeing more progress in that direction.

There are plants to remove URIs from the user interface. Not as an
implementation detail.

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