- From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) <clbullar@ingr.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:10:39 -0600
- To: www-tag <www-tag@w3.org>
It is necessary to determine if TimBL's limited approach or solving a limited problem results in an architectural decision that also limits comprehensive approaches to less limited problems. That seems to be the thrust of the MGET approach. Patrick might wish to propose a new issue. However, it is hard to see how Tim's can go forward if these are linked and Patrick's is on the table. In short, a procedural decision can result in an architectural decision that limits other approaches. Is that the desired effect? len From: Seairth Jacobs [mailto:seairth@seairth.com] There *is* a need for retrieving metadata in an effective and standardized way. But is timbl's proposal trying to take up this task, or something more limited? It's likely that a solution to the metadata retrieval problem would also be a solution for the proposal's stated problem. As a result, there's little point in focusing on this one issue (URI identifier "ownership") if it's actually part of a bigger problem (metadata retrieval). As I said, I would rather see the TAG put their energy elsewhere, even if it's into the task of standardized metadata retrieval.
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