Re: Agenda for RDFCore WG Telecon 2001-10-26

I had a reaction against the wording ....


> 
> 7: Propose resolution of whether graphs are sets or bags
> 
> Propose the WG ACTION Pat to ensure that:
> 
>    the model theory uses tidy graphs from which duplicate arcs have been removed
> 
> Further the WG notes that:
> 
>   o an RDF/XML document may represent an untidy graph which contains duplicate arcs
> 
>   o an n-triples document may represent an untidy graph which contains duplicate arcs
> 
> See:
>   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-rdfcore-wg/2001Oct/0489.html
>   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-rdfcore-wg/2001Oct/0496.html
> 


(Sorry - this sort of mailing is tedious).

Graphs for me are sets and cannot have duplicates to remove.

How about:


Propose the WG ACTION Pat to ensure that:
 
  the model theory uses graphs with no duplicate arcs

Further the WG notes that:
 
   o an RDF/XML document may contains duplicate triples
 
   o an n-triples document may contains duplicate triples

   o and such triples map to a single arc in a graph.



(Omitting the last point would leave Pat more wriggle room to take a
multiset view of graphs if he so chooses).

Jeremy