logoverse-vs-w3c-axioms.md

Logoverse Axioms vs W3C URI Axioms

This table compares Tim Berners-Lee’s Axioms of Web Architecture (URIs)
(W3C Design Issues) with
the object axioms of the Logoverse (Cid, Render, JsonLD, SVG, append-only registries).

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W3C URI Axiom	Logoverse Equivalent / Response	Notes
Universality — Any resource can/should have a URI.	Cid() — Every Logoverse object (token, glyph, event, Petri net) is sealed with a CID.	Alignment: both ensure all significant entities are addressable.
Global Scope / Global Uniqueness — A URI denotes the same thing everywhere.	Content addressing + consensus — CIDs are globally unique, verified by cryptography and chain consensus.	Stronger than URI ownership model; less ambiguity.
Sameness / Identity — A URI refers to the same object over time.	Immutable objects + versioning (v0, v1… ) — Same CID = same content; new versions get new IDs.	W3C allows mutable representations; Logoverse enforces immutability.
Opacity — Don’t infer semantics from the string of a URI.	Explicit metadata — IDs (CIDs) are opaque; meaning comes from JsonLD(), glyphs, schemas.	Strong alignment; Logoverse doubles down with machine-readable semantics.
Relative URIs / Hierarchies — Support for relative naming, modularity.	Registries + references — Objects link to one another via CIDs; hierarchy modeled semantically, not in identifier syntax.	Partial alignment: Logoverse uses semantic relations, not path segments.
HTTP GET Semantics — Retrieval must be safe, idempotent.	Render() / SVG() / JsonLD() — Reading or rendering an object has no side-effects. State changes only occur via new object versions in append-only logs.	Functional equivalence: Logoverse enforces read/write separation.
Persistence — URIs should persist over time.	Append-only registries + content addressing — Objects persist indefinitely; history cannot be erased.	Stronger persistence guarantees via immutability.
Authority / Ownership — The URI owner decides what it denotes.	Cryptographic proof, consensus, provenance — Meaning is bound to content and consensus, not just owner policy.	Divergence: Logoverse reduces reliance on authority.

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Key Takeaways

• Alignment: Identity, universality, uniqueness, opacity, safe reads.
• Extension: Logoverse strengthens persistence, immutability, provenance.
• Difference: W3C relies on authority and scheme ownership; Logoverse anchors identity in content addressing + consensus.
• Innovation: Semantics are first-class and executable (via JSON-LD + Petri-net schemas), not bolted on.

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W3C_URI_Axioms                     Logoverse_Axioms
───────────────                    ────────────────
 Identity ────────────────▶  CID Immutability
   │                          │
   │ (forgets authority)      │ (preserves sameness by content)
   ▼                          ▼
 Authority ───────X────────▶  Consensus Proof
                     (authority forgotten)

 Opacity ────────────────▶  Semantic Layers
   │                          │
   │ (forgets relative path)  │ (preserves opacity)
   ▼                          ▼
 Hierarchy ───────X────────▶  Semantic Linking
                     (hierarchy forgotten)

 Persistence ─────────────▶  Append-Only Log
 Retrieval  ──────────────▶  Versioned Reads