- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:53:00 -0400
- To: "Hausenblas, Michael" <michael.hausenblas@joanneum.at>
- CC: Chris Sizemore <Chris.Sizemore@bbc.co.uk>, public-lod@w3.org, Tom Heath <tom.heath@talis.com>
Hausenblas, Michael wrote: > Kingsley, > > >> Linkage to other Linked Data spaces (instances and classes) is a >> desired added bonus, but not the essential definition (imho) :-) >> > > I tend to disagree. Not only a bonus, IMHO, a necessity when thinking of > RDF-island vs. the (RDF) Web of Data, with Web being emphasised ;) > Micheal, I am sure you know I am not an advocate of "Data Islands" in any form. My point here is just about description of "Linked Data" in a specific context. Also, you sorta missed the little riddle aspect to my comments, I did not say: "Linked Data Web" or "Web of Data" or "Data Web", I said: Linked Data :-) Kingsley > Cheers, > Michael > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Hausenblas, MSc. > Institute of Information Systems & Information Management > JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH > > http://www.joanneum.at/iis/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: public-lod-request@w3.org >> [mailto:public-lod-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Kingsley Idehen >> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:42 PM >> To: Tom Heath >> Cc: Chris Sizemore; public-lod@w3.org >> Subject: Re: New Calais proxy could grow Linked Data Cloud >> >> >> Tom Heath wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> 2008/9/23 Chris Sizemore <Chris.Sizemore@bbc.co.uk>: >>> >>> >>>> does anyone else expect/hope that the "Linked Data" part of >>>> >> "dereferenceable >> >>>> Linked Data URIs " implies that these URIs will be linked up to, for >>>> instance, dbPedia, umbel, musicbrainz, etc etc? otherwise >>>> >> it wouldn't really >> >>>> be "linked data" per se, no? >>>> >>>> >>> I hope that that's the case, although I don't know if it >>> >> will turn out >> >>> that way. It may be a case of Calais confusing Linked Data with >>> linkable data. It is certainly my expectation (and that of the entire >>> LD community, I would argue) that "Linked Data" does actually include >>> those links, in case anyone was in any doubt ;) >>> >>> Tom. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Chris / Tom, >> >> I would decompose Linked Data, in this context, as follows: >> >> 1. URIs can be used to de-reference an RDF based resource description >> 2. Resource description includes de-rferencable URIs across Subject, >> Predicate, and Object (where applicable) in constituent triples >> >> Linkage to other Linked Data spaces (instances and classes) is a >> desired added bonus, but not the essential definition (imho) :-) >> >> -- >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Kingsley Idehen Weblog: >> http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen >> President & CEO >> OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
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