RE: Can Resource be the top of our ontology ? from Danny Ayers on 2001-04-09 (www-rdf-interest@w3.org from April 2001)

From: Danny Ayers <danny@panlanka.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:17:13 +0600
To: <kal@ontopia.net>, "Seth Russell" <seth@robustai.net>, "RDF-IG" <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Message-ID: <EBEPLGMHCDOJJJPCFHEFKEDADBAA.danny@panlanka.net>

<- Absolutely! Things with no identity are not nothing, they are simply
<- unidentifiable within the bounds of a computer system. With the
<- development
<- of new identification schemes, things may move from
<- Non-Addressable Subject
<- to Resource over time.

I'm curious - what is the purpose of non-addressable subjects in a computer
system?
i.e. what can you actually do with things you can't identify?
(apart from sling 'em on the pile in the corner  ;-)

examples would be nice

Received on Monday, 9 April 2001 10:21:00 UTC