[dxwg] Should dct:conformsTo point to a specific version of a specification? (#1338)

andrea-perego has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/dxwg:

== Should dct:conformsTo point to a specific version of a specification? ==
Originally posted by @rob-metalinkage in https://github.com/w3c/dxwg/issues/1211#issuecomment-799901653 :

> @andrea-perego w.r.t. can you shed any light on these:
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> https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/ProtocolValue
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> they reference a sort of "abstract typing" for specific OGC specifications - not the specific implementing versions.
> 
> I suspect that what they really do implicitly is reference an INSPIRE profile of a particular version of a standard, as defined in some out of band rules or guidance.
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> If there is something that can be added to the very plain objects being referenced at the OGC - maybe a comment or something, we can run this past the OGC NamingAuthority and update it.
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> For example INSPIRE profiles described using PROF could be linked to these abstract resources, and this published list could have a note saying conformance requires use of the relevant INSPIRE profile (an example of "conformance" being relative to the community of practice, and hard to be specific about).



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