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Re: Datatyping, rdf:type inappropriate

From: Dave Beckett <dave.beckett@bristol.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 11:30:16 +0100
To: "Patrick.Stickler" <Patrick.Stickler@nokia.com>
cc: w3c-rdfcore-wg <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
Message-ID: <26867.1031049016@hoth.ilrt.bris.ac.uk> 

>>>"Patrick.Stickler" said:
> > Please just pick your favourite name to use in rdf: ...
> >=20
> > I'd also suggest that rdfs:Datatype was better,=20
> 
> How about
> 
>    rdf:datatype      Specifies an rdfs:Datatype
> 
>    rdfs:Datatype     The class of RDF compliant datatypes
> 
> ???
> 
> If rdf:datatype gives you indigestion, then I think
> that rdf:dtype is the next best.

Both are fine.

I can see user problems with the d and D confusion though.

Dave
Received on Tuesday, 3 September 2002 06:33:16 EDT

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