Re: ISSUE-80: We need a definition of "dataset"

+1 Makx

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> On Nov 7, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Makx Dekkers <mail@makxdekkers.com> wrote:
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> My opinion is that we should not try to redefine what's already well-defined, unless we have a use case that absolutely needs the wider definition. If not, let's stick with the DCAT one.
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> Makx
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> Op 7 nov. 2014 20:07 schreef "Steven Adler" <adler1@us.ibm.com>:
>> Phil,
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>> I wasn't privy to the last definition and am 95% fine with the current one.  But it does feels a little narrow to me.  What about:
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>> A collection of data, published or curated by one or more agents, and available for access, use, or download in one or more formats. 
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>> Best Regards,
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>> Steve
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>> Motto: "Do First, Think, Do it Again"
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>> <graycol.gif>Phil Archer ---11/07/2014 10:10:03 AM---I tried to word the issue relatively objectively just now in tracker,  allowing for the possibility
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>> Re: ISSUE-80: We need a definition of "dataset"
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>> I tried to word the issue relatively objectively just now in tracker, 
>> allowing for the possibility of the WG to come up with a definition of 
>> 'dataset' other than that in DCAT. More subjectively, I would personally 
>> be very opposed to any such redefinition unless there were very strong 
>> arguments for doing so.
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>> Phil.
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>> On 07/11/2014 14:25, Data on the Web Best Practices Working Group Issue 
>> Tracker wrote:
>> > ISSUE-80: We need a definition of "dataset"
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>> > http://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/track/issues/80
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>> Phil Archer
>> W3C Data Activity Lead
>> http://www.w3.org/2013/data/
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