Re: namespaces

According to section 2.1 of the OWL Web Ontology Language Guide,
an ontology begins with namespace declarations.  For example
    xmlns:rdf ="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"

I identify "rdf" as the user-friendly name of the context.
I identify "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" as the URI of the 
context.
I identify the propositions contained in the RDF file returned by this URI
as the propositions which are the context.

Dick McCullough
Ayn Rand do speak od mKR done;
mKE do enhance od Real Intelligence done;
knowledge := man do identify od existent done;
knowledge haspart proposition list;
http://mKRmKE.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Newman" <rnewman@twinql.com>
To: "Richard H. McCullough" <rhm@pioneerca.com>
Cc: "Semantic Web at W3C" <semantic-web@w3.org>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: namespaces


>> I'm thinking of the RDF file which I get from
>> the namespace URI,
>> which contains RDF/OWL propositions.
>
> You said "Every namespace is a context!". Now you're saying (and I 
> paraphrase) "every RDF file I fetch from a URI belongs in its own 
> context!".  Please make up your mind. It would also help you to define 
> what you mean by a "namespace URI", and why you think it is different  to 
> just saying "URI".
>
>> Are you thinking of the namespace URI?
>
> Are you?
>
>