Re: Queries over multiple graphs

On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 11:47:05AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> 
> In recent discussions over email and on IRC this morning we hit a
> difference of implementation in some RDF storage systems.
> 
> In my system if you load multiple graphs with distinct source information
> and the same statement appears in 2 graphs there are two distinct
> statements. The same goes for statements that may be inferred by multiple
> routes.

Discussing this further it appears to be a philosophical difference: does
an RDF store hold a single (merged) RDF graph with statements from
different sources, or does it hold a set of RDF graphs.

- Steve

Received on Tuesday, 28 September 2004 11:10:49 UTC