Re: What is RDF Schema?

Peter,


In http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2003JanMar/0149.html
you note,
> The RDF Schema document says
>
>	RDF's vocabulary description language, RDF Schema, is an extension
>	of RDF. It provides mechanisms for describing groups of related
>	resources and the relationships between these resources. RDF Schema
>	vocabulary descriptions are written in RDF. The extra descriptive
>	power of RDF Schema is carried in a collection of RDF resources
> 	described in this document.

> However, this is very unclear as to just what RDF Schema is.  Is RDF Schema
> just a collection of RDF resources, like the representation of DC in RDFS?

> This is, of course, incorrect, as RDF Schema is a semantic extension of
> RDF, as detailed in RDF Semantics.  However, this is nowhere indicated in
> the RDF Schema document.

Would the following revision to the paragraph quoted address your concern:

  "RDF's vocabulary description language, RDF Schema, is a 
   semantic extension([SX]) of RDF. It provides  mechanisms for describing groups
   of related resources and the relationships between these resources. 
   RDF Schema vocabulary descriptions are written in RDF using the terms 
   described in this document."

	ref [SX] RDF Semantics
	    http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-mt/#intro


If not, could you suggest alternate text.

thanks,

Dan

Received on Friday, 25 April 2003 12:11:47 UTC