- From: Phil Archer <phila@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 11:00:25 +0100
- To: W3C Web Schemas Task Force <public-vocabs@w3.org>
Dear all, A perennial topic of discussion at W3C is how we can better support vocabulary development and management. The way schema.org is managed is an example that clearly works and has wide support. Is it right for other vocabularies? (more yes than no I assume). What value does a w3.org namespace offer? What are the appropriate rules for adding new terms to existing vocabularies? What's the appropriate relationship between a document created by a Working Group or Interest Group and published in w3.org/TR space and the associated namespace? And when you have a vocabulary, how do you publish a profile of it, one that you can validate instance data against? How can you request data following a specified profile? These are the kind of questions we have been wrestling with for too long and we'd really like to get it sorted. The workshop we're organising at the end of November in Amsterdam is a big part of that. The headline vocabulary in question is DCAT [1], a vocabulary that needs some attention, but the underlying process issues are just as important. If you have views on this, please come and share them in Amsterdam 30 November - 1 December. Details, including the awkward fact that the deadline for paper submissions is this weekend, are at https://www.w3.org/2016/11/sdsvoc/ Thanks Phil. [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat/ -- Phil Archer W3C Data Activity Lead http://www.w3.org/2013/data/ http://philarcher.org. +44 (0)7887 767755 @philarcher1
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