- From: Stephen Richard via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 20:30:50 +0000
- To: public-dxwg-wg@w3.org
I don't see the value of calling something a profile if it doesn't constrain, extend, or annotate some other specifications-- in which case it would just be another specification as noted by @agreiner in the [e-mail thread](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-dxwg-wg/2019Jul/0057.html).
@tombaker 's definitions could reduce to
> data specification
A specification, with human- and/or
machine-processable representations, that defines
the content and structure of data used in a given
context
> data profile
A data specification that constrains, extends, or
annotates other data specifications.
With the understanding that a specification must be identifiable (named) to be useful. The name/identifier for either a data specification or data profile could be used for profile negotiation, or as the value for a 'dcat:conformsTo' property on a dcat:Resource or dcat:Distribution.
Annotate is interpreted to mean provide additional guidance or recommendations on usage to improve interoperability
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