Re: Editorial Comments on Shacl-Sparql Spec

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On 04/27/2015 01:01 PM, Arthur Ryman wrote:
> The spec introduces the term "condition" instead of using the more 
> appropriate term "constraint" on the grounds that other proposals for 
> something else. There is no requirement to be compatible with other 
> proposals since in the end we will have one spec and can use the best 
> terms. It would be clearer if "constraint" was used.

I felt that constraint has been used quite a bit so it was better to not use
it for something completely different.  If this proposal goes forward, I
agree that it should be changed back to constraint (or something else).

> The spec uses the term "shape" to stand for only a part of what is 
> normally called a shape. The spec uses "shape" to mean something similar
> to an assertion, i.e. the opposite of a violation.

I use "shape" for the closest analogue to "shape" in the other proposals.
Shapes are definitely not assertions.  They are actually somewhat closer to
what has been called a constraint, but I wanted to avoid using that term.

> The spec uses the term "scope" to mean something similar to a
> precondition.

Well, it would be precondition if the enclosing concept was a rule, but it
is not a rule, so I didn't want to use "precondition".

> These terms are visible in the RDF vocabulary, so we should pick terms 
> that typical users will understand.

Agreed, or perhaps it would be even better to attempt to use terms that
typical users will not misunderstand.

> -- Arthur

peter


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