Re: off the top issues list

At 07:27 AM 9/7/00 +0100, McBride, Brian wrote:

[Many good points.  Here's one that prompted me to respond...]

>
>Request for an algorithm to digitally sign a model.
>

This is a topic close to my current interests.  I don't think it makes 
sense to _sign_ a _model_.

In saying this, I distinguish between a model, and its serialization.  A 
model is an abstraction, which captures the essence of some RDF 
statements.  A signature as applied to some sequence of bits or 
bytes.  Different serializations of the same model will have different 
signatures.

What I think *is* meaningful is to represent the _assurance_ conferred by a 
signature on some serialized RDF in an RDF model.  I am currently thinking 
that contexts can be used to do this.

#g

PS:  for the issue list, it may be good to separate issues with the current 
spec from issues for future development.  I think this is the latter.


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Graham Klyne
(GK@ACM.ORG)

Received on Thursday, 7 September 2000 12:38:09 UTC