- From: <henry.story@bblfish.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:43:26 +0100
- To: "Kingsley (Uyi) Idehen" <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Cc: public-ldp-wg@w3.org
- Message-Id: <0950C9B4-6395-4F88-8B64-2C86DB962BAF@bblfish.net>
On 4 Mar 2014, at 21:38, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > On 3/4/14 1:16 PM, henry.story@bblfish.net wrote: >> At the last meeting there was a resolution to move back to the previous positon >> on container hierarchies, the position called "the minimal consensual position" >> in >> >> https://www.w3.org/2012/ldp/wiki/ContainerHierarchy >> >> But that wiki page shows how the minimal consensual position we have currently >> + the decisions we have previously come to lead to hierarchy >> >> IndirectContainer >> DirectContainer >> BasicContainer >> >> In RDF subclass relations DO NOT mean dependence of one subclass >> on another. You can easily deprecate classes without subclasses or >> superclasses without this leading to legacy issues. >> >> All the subclass relations mean is that you cannot have objects that are in one >> class and not the superclass as shown by the picture >> >> https://www.w3.org/2012/ldp/wiki/ContainerHierarchy#LDP-BC_.3C:_LDP-DC_.3C:_LDP-IC_.3C:_LDPC >> >> >> So I think it is misleading in fact to now show the classes as having no relation to each >> other when we know they do. >> >> Henry > > Is this addressed to me or everyone else? > > " > In RDF subclass relations DO NOT mean dependence of one subclass > on another. You can easily deprecate classes without subclasses or > superclasses without this leading to legacy issues. > " > > You appear (if this is directed to me) to be assuming that I am I disagreeing with, or contradicting, the claim above? Sorry, not at all. I think I replied to a previous e-mail and kept your e-mail address in the head by mistake. > > FWIW: subclasses are useful in the context of inference, when the relations in question (e.g., rdfs:subClassOf) are transitive in nature. great :-) > -- > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen > Founder & CEO > OpenLink Software > Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/kidehen > Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/+KingsleyIdehen/about > LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen > > > > Social Web Architect http://bblfish.net/
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