- From: Mike Bergman <mike@mkbergman.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:28:00 -0600
- To: Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>
- CC: Ross Singer <rossfsinger@gmail.com>, Bernard Vatant <bernard.vatant@mondeca.com>, Antoine Isaac <aisaac@few.vu.nl>, Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>, SKOS <public-esw-thes@w3.org>
Hi Richard, Richard Cyganiak wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Let me just quickly respond to one point: > > On 13 Nov 2009, at 01:16, Mike Bergman wrote: >>> I understand that umbel:linksEntity is designed exactly for this >>> case. But I'd feel uneasy about recommending the use of this property. >>> >>> Where is it used already? Any evidence of uptake in the RDF >>> community? Are the UMBEL folks engaging with the community to get >>> greater buy-in? Are the UMBEL folks in touch with the SKOS community >>> to work towards getting this into a future version of SKOS? Are there >>> any people whom I trust who endorse the use of UMBEL? What else do I >>> “buy into” when I use UMBEL? >>> >>> I'm not an early adopter type when it comes to this kind of >>> vocabulary, so I want to see some evidence of uptake... > <snip> >> Finally, as a personal note, I have to say that I find the >> gratuitously snide and superior tone of Richard and Ross's comments >> off-putting. > > If I sounded snide, that was not my intention. These were honest > questions. I asked these questions because satisfying answers will > compel me to spend more time understanding UMBEL. > > And I really don't know why you are picking on Ross. He was pointing out > UMBEL as a solution to my problem. Yes, you are of course correct. Sorry, Ross. I got carried away. I appreciate your quick response, Richard. Mike
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