- From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 10:49:19 -0600
- To: Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>
- Cc: Peter F. Patel-Schneider <pfpschneider@gmail.com>, RDF Working Group WG <public-rdf-wg@w3.org>
Thanks. So ignore my co-rantings on this point. Pat On Nov 8, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Richard Cyganiak wrote: > I've changed the sentence to: > > [[ > RDF datasets are used to organize collections of RDF graphs, and comprise a default graph and zero or more named graphs. > ]] > > Best, > Richard > > > On 8 Nov 2012, at 14:25, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote: > >> Much better would be: >> >> RDF datasets comprise a default graph and zero or more named graphs. The graph names, which are IRIs, can be used in RDF statements. >> >> >> On 11/08/2012 08:32 AM, Richard Cyganiak wrote: >>> Peter, >>> >>> On 8 Nov 2012, at 06:45, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote: >>>>> RDF datasets comprise a default graph and zero or more named graphs, and are used to to express metadata about RDF graphs, >>>> How? >>> By making statements about the graph name. >> What does this have to do with the graph itself? >>> >>>>> and to organize data by context. >>>> How? >> >> Ditto. >>> By putting data with different context in different named graphs. >>> >>>> As far as I can tell just about the only thing that the WG should say about RDF datasets is that they consist of a default graph and zero or more named graphs, and can be used to associate names with graphs. >>> What is wrong with making factual statements about what they are actually used for? >> >> In the primer, it might be acceptable to be so sloppy, but not, I think, in Concepts. >>> >>>> If the WG calls out two questionable uses of RDF datasets, then it should also call out all the other, less-questionable uses. Who is volunteering to enumerate all of these? >>> Well, how about you make a start by naming one? >> >> provenance, merging, sourcing, for starters. >>> >>> Best, >>> Richard >> >> peter >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 3973 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax FL 32502 (850)291 0667 mobile phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayes
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