Re: Issue 89 - why?

On 17/09/2011 08:07, Graham Klyne wrote:
> I've been reading some of the discussion of Issue 89:
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>   http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/89
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> which seems to my mind be getting rather like a counting of 
> angels-on-pinheads, and I wonder if we're not in danger of 
> over-ontologizing here.
>
> Going back to the original issue, I see:
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> [[
> The conceptual model defines an entity in terms of an identifier and a 
> list of attribute-value pairs. It is indeed crucial for the asserter 
> to identify the attributes that have been frozen in a given entity.
> ]]
>
> Why is it so crucial to identify what attributes have been frozen?
>
> What practical application of provenance is prevented is we don't 
> require this?
>

I second that. Furthermore, I don't see the point of declaring 
attributes that are not instanciated in the context of the entity.

Khalid

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