Re: How to assert equivalence of URIs ?

Must take one small, snivelly exception here:

>   as  URIs  are  a cornerstone of RDF

URIs are the cornerstone of _all_ Web technologies. RDF being just one use
case. That's how important URIs are.

Cheers,

Tony


On 30/5/06 16:27, "Max Völkel" <voelkel@fzi.de> wrote:30/5/06 16:27

> 
> Hi Andrea and all,
> 
>   as  URIs  are  a cornerstone of RDF and then in turn of the ontology
>   languages layered on RDF, it would make sense to me, to have an
>      rdfe:sameAs
>   property in the yet-to-be-defined rdf-extensions namespace.
>   The  semantics  of  this  could  be  that  a tool processing data is
>   allowed to normalise all URIs to ONE of the given rdfe:sameAs URIs.
>   Maybe even state a preferred URI:
>     rdf:mainURI
>   to which we normalise.
> 
>   This  is similar to the PSI-proposal [2] from Steve Pepper, presented at
>   the IRW2006 [1].
> 
> [1] http://wiki.ontoworld.org/index.php/IRW2006
> [2] http://wiki.ontoworld.org/index.php/IRW2006_5:00
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
>   Max Völkel
> --
> Dipl.-Inform. Max Völkel, Universität Karlsruhe / FZI
>             nepomuk.semanticdesktop.org
> voelkel@fzi.de   +49 721 9654-854   www.xam.de
> 
> First Workshop on Semantic Wikis: http://semwiki.org
> 

********************************************************************************   
DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is
not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error
please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage
mechanism. Neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents accept
liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not
expressly made on behalf of Macmillan Publishers Limited or one of its agents.
Please note that neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents
accept any responsibility for viruses that may be contained in this e-mail or
its attachments and it is your responsibility to scan the e-mail and 
attachments (if any). No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Macmillan 
Publishers Limited or its agents by means of e-mail communication. Macmillan 
Publishers Limited Registered in England and Wales with registered number 785998 
Registered Office Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS   
********************************************************************************

Received on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:36:39 UTC