RE: 'Extending' SKOS Core

Unfortunately it's probably been less than clear that an 'extensions' note was planned for the future.  It's top of my TODO list for SKOS Core, hope to get to it soon :)

Al.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stella Dextre Clarke [mailto:sdclarke@lukehouse.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: 15 June 2005 18:24
> To: Miles, AJ (Alistair); 'Houghton,Andrew'; public-esw-thes@w3.org
> Subject: RE: 'Extending' SKOS Core
> 
> 
> Speaking as the Convenor of a Group intent on publishing a quite
> different standard, I have huge sympathy with the strategy of 
> going with
> what you have got, rather than waiting to add all the bells 
> and whistles
> that may one day be useful. So I'd say "Go", especially if you've made
> it clear that extensions may come later.
> All the best
> Stella
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Miles, AJ
> (Alistair)
> Sent: 15 June 2005 17:05
> To: Stella Dextre Clarke; Houghton,Andrew; public-esw-thes@w3.org
> Subject: 'Extending' SKOS Core
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> The intention is currently that 'extending' SKOS Core will be 
> addressed
> in a separate document.  We took it out originally because we were
> trying to tighten the scope of the Guide so we could get it into a
> publishable form asap.
> 
> Are we happy with guidance on extensions going in another 
> doc, or should
> it go into the Guide?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Al.
> 
> ---
> Alistair Miles
> Research Associate
> CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
> Building R1 Room 1.60
> Fermi Avenue
> Chilton
> Didcot
> Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
> United Kingdom
> Email:        a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
> Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440
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> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org 
> > [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Stella Dextre 
> > Clarke
> > Sent: 15 June 2005 17:02
> > To: 'Houghton,Andrew'; public-esw-thes@w3.org
> > Subject: RE: [Proposal][SKOS-Core] public/private notes
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I agree it is useful to be able to provide for "custom
> > notes". And also
> > useful if the Guide spells out any capability for doing so. ( 
> > But not so
> > good if the Guide is so burdened by special cases that you 
> > can't see the
> > main points.)
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org 
> > [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Houghton,Andrew
> > Sent: 15 June 2005 16:08
> > To: public-esw-thes@w3.org
> > Subject: RE: [Proposal][SKOS-Core] public/private notes
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org 
> > > [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Miles, AJ 
> > > (Alistair)
> > > Sent: 15 June, 2005 10:50
> > > To: public-esw-thes@w3.org
> > > Subject: RE: [Proposal][SKOS-Core] public/private notes
> > > 
> > > 
> > > This proposal opened:
> > > 
> > > http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core/proposals#notes-2
> > > 
> > > How does that look?
> > > 
> > 
> > I was rereading the section on notes and I noted that 
> somewhere along 
> > the line the SKOS Guide dropped information about how to extend the 
> > note types, as well as other types.  I think that it is 
> important that
> 
> > the information on how to extend note types be placed back into the
> > document.  Many vocabulary publishers will not be experts in RDF or
> > understand that they can extend SKOS in a manner to suit 
> > their specific
> > needs, but remain within the bounds of the specification.
> > 
> > Was there a reason why the information was dropped?
> > 
> > 
> > Andy.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
>

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