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Web links can break too. A URL that could previously be used to retrieve the most recent version of a document may no longer do so. I've already read one bug r
by mjw1007 6y ago
Web links can break too. A URL that could previously be used to retrieve the most recent version of a document may no longer do so.
I've already read one bug report where two people were talking at cross-purposes for a considerable time because one of them was reading a stale version of a proposed standard for this reason.
It's hardly the largest cause of «Cool URIs don't change»[1] violations out there, but it's enough to cause some real trouble.
[1] https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI