- From: Graham Klyne <gk@ninebynine.org>
- Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 23:45:21 +0000
- To: Robert Prouse <rprouse@semaview.com>, RDF interest group <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Given IETF's main technology focus, and the fact that (by, e.g., W3C standards) they have very little dedicated resource, I find it hard to be critical that they aren't using RDF yet. But I agree it would be good if the schedules were published in iCalendar format (RFC2445), allowing other communities good opportunity to demonstrate added value. #g -- At 15:36 03/11/03 -0500, Robert Prouse wrote: >I am a little bit disappointed that the IETF does not provide any >intelligent forms of data like this. I guess it is understandable that >they do not provide RDF iCalendar data since there are no calendar >applications that can use or produce it (at least until we release our >product to the public ;) but they could have at least linked to an >iCalendar ICS file that could be imported into several applications. > >I would have hoped that the IETF would have been on the cutting edge by >demonstrating how technology could be used. Wouldn't it be nice to be >able to subscribe to a calendar for a series of meetings like this, have >it appear in your desktop calendaring software, sync with hand-held >devices and have the events searchable from web search engines? We are >one of several organizations working on this, but it doesn't do any of us >much good if people continue to present their information in flat HTML >pages. The IETF should be setting the example, much like W3C does with >the RDF describing their pages and the RSS feeds of many of their pages. > >If anyone wants to produce an RDF representation of the IETF schedule, >publish it for others and even sync it with their Palm, head over to >http://www.sherpasuite.com/ and sign up as a beta tester. Also, send me >an email to let me know you signed up so that I can make sure you get in. > >Rob Prouse >Senior Software Architect >http://www.semaview.com > >At 04:07 PM 03/11/2003 +0000, Graham Klyne wrote: > >>This question came up on the IETF mailing list. It seems to me a natural >>territory for RDF applications. Any ideas? >> >>>Has anyone out there worked out how to get the IETF schedule >>>into your Palm in some fashion more convenient than just >>>typing it in? >> >>In this context, "IETF schedule" means the schedule for the next IETF >>meeting; cf. http://www.ietf.org/meetings/agenda_58.html > >------------ >Graham Klyne >For email: >http://www.ninebynine.org/#Contact
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