- From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:00:43 -0400
- To: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Cc: public-lod@w3.org
Hi Kingsley, On Tue, 2012-04-03 at 15:01 -0400, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/3/12 1:46 PM, David Booth wrote: [ . . . ] > > This use of URI definitions helps to anchor the "meaning" of the URI, so > > that it does not drift uncontrollably. [ . . . ] > > But once on the Web the user really [loses] control. There is not such > thing as real stability per se. Only when you have system faults can one > at least pivot accordingly. Thus, you only get the aforementioned > behavior in the context of a specific system and its associated rules. I think you're right that we can never get total semantic stability in an absolute sense. But if we establish a commonly followed convention in which the URI owner's URI definition is used when making statements involving a URI, then the semantic drift will at least be substantially limited. Again, this does not require *everyone* to follow the convention. But the more that do follow it, the more effective it becomes in making the web a sort of self-describing dictionary. -- David Booth, Ph.D. http://dbooth.org/ Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer.
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