GH-135: Follow URI scheme rules

w3c · Jan 22, 2025 · c381419 · c381419
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@@ -589,8 +589,9 @@ <h3>IRIs</h3>
       defined in RFC 3987 [[!RFC3987]].</p>
 
     <p>IRIs in the RDF abstract syntax MUST be <a data-cite="RFC3986#section-5">resolved</a>
-      per [[RFC3986]],
-      and MAY contain a fragment identifier.</p>
+      per [[RFC3986]], and MAY contain a fragment identifier. IRIs SHOULD
+      follow rules defined by the <a data-cite="RFC3986#section-3.1">IRI scheme</a>.
+    </p>
 
     <p><dfn>IRI equality</dfn>:
       Two IRIs are the same if and only if they consist of the same sequence of
@@ -644,6 +645,11 @@ <h3>IRIs</h3>
         if a <a data-cite="rfc3986#section-5.1">base IRI
         can be established</a> [[RFC3986]].</p>
 
+      <p><strong>URI Schemes:</strong> Examples of scheme-specific rules include the
+        <a data-cite="RFC7230#section-2.7.1">scheme rules for HTTP</a> and the
+        <a data-cite="did-core#identifier">DID syntax</a>.
+      </p>
+
       <p><strong>IRI normalization:</strong>
         Interoperability problems can be avoided by minting
         only IRIs that are normalized according to