Re: Issue: pfps-13 Datatype Facets [was: RE: What is an RDF datatype?

From: Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hpl.hp.com>
Subject: Re: Issue: pfps-13 Datatype Facets [was: RE: What is an RDF datatype?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:38:44 +0100

> 
> Hi Peter
> 
> I seem to have ended up owning this issue; and don't know what you would like 
> to do.

I believe that my message was in response to some working in one or more of
the RDF specs that says something like:

1/ An RDF datatype *is* (just like) an XML Schema datatype.
2/ An RDF datatype has only a lexical space, a value space, and a
   lexical-to-value map.

These two statements are contradictory, so something has to give.  I
don't care which something.

peter


> 
> Here's my summary:
> 
> you asked
> [[
> So what happened to the XML Schema datatype facets?  Are they part of RDF
> datatypes?
> ]]
> 
> Patrick answered:
> [[
> Facets are not part of RDF Datatypes. 
> ]]
> 
> Brian answered:
> [[
> I don't recall the WG deciding this.
> ]]
> 
> Jeremy answered:
> [[
> we need to be careful to not suggest that xsd:int for example does
> not have facets. It does; it is simply that they do not play a visible role
> in RDF's use of the datatype.
> ]]
> 
> Options:
> 1: do nothing
> 2: add informative text (e.g. a note) reminding the reader that XS datatypes 
> have facets, but they do not interact directly with RDF datatyping.
> 
> Do you have a preference, or a third possibility?
> 
> Jeremy
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