- From: Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:15:38 -0400
- To: public-evangelist@w3.org
The topic seems a bit distant than the usual ones on public evangelist. But not so far if we consider the W3C Technologies as a hub which are working together. The importance of metadata is more and more important and desktop computers with their filesystem seems to adopt more and more a graph model for it. A good article of Ed Dumbill about the benefits of RDF for the desktop. http://usefulinc.com/articles/2004/desktop-metadata """ My premise then is that more metadata is required to create a usable desktop for users and manage the increasing volume of information stored in our homes. That's a conclusion other people are agreeing with, too. Microsoft's next-generation operating systems will ultimately include WinFS, a file system supporting the attachment of arbitrary metadata to files. Mac OS X is acquiring similar functionality. ReiserFS has been trying to do it for ages. Closer to GNOME, there are projects like Dashboard, Storage and iFolder. """ * More references WinFS / RDF http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=69ec2c8c-7a78-4a79- acda-6087b4b3f723 RDF SemWeb WinFS http://dannyayers.com/archives/2004/06/08/rdf-semweb-winfs/ -- Karl Dubost - http://www.w3.org/People/karl/ W3C Conformance Manager *** Be Strict To Be Cool ***
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