- From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:45:28 -0500
- To: RDF WG <public-rdf-wg@w3.org>
This does not affect FPWD. It would be helpful of these documents could add a remark to the effect that the graphs (or graphs in the two datasets) described by two different documents do not share blank nodes. I know this is obvious, but it isn't actually specified anywhere and it has large consequences for the semantics. Possible wording could be: "Blank node labels in different //whatever// documents always identify distinct RDF blank nodes." or "Blank nodes identified by a blank node name in a document are unique to the //RDF graph//dataset// described by the //whatever// document." (I am carefully avoiding the words 'scope' and 'local' here.) As an aside, the language "is allocated" suggests some kind of allocation process, which is a little disorienting for this reader. (When is this process running? What instigates it, and when does it stop? Etc.) Possible alternative wording could be "Each unique blank node label identifies a single unique RDF blank node." Pat ------------------------------------------------------------ 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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