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Clarify non-accessible network resources
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Even though the value of a ``$ref`` is a URI, it is not a network locator,
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only an identifier. The schema may not actually exist at the address
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specified. It is basically up to the validator implementation how external
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schema URIs will be handled, but one should not assume the validator will
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fetch network resources indicated in ``$ref`` values.
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only an identifier. This means that the schema doesn't need to be accessible
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at that URI, but it may be. It is basically up to the validator
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implementation how external schema URIs will be handled, but one should not
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assume the validator will fetch network resources indicated in ``$ref``
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values.
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