Re: Final Linked Data Glossary (was Re: def'n of resource?)

Hi Sandro, Bernadette, all,

May I suggest

*5. In your RDF, have some (or all) of the identifiers be links (URLs) 
to useful external data sources.*

Marios
> *5: In your RDF, have the identifiers be links (URLs) to useful data 
> sources*
>
> Okay?   Can we live with that?
>
>       -- Sandro
>
>
>
>  Bernadette Hyland <bhyland@3roundstones.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Remaining feedback folded in especially in relation to definition of
>>> "Resource", addition of "Web Resource" and fixing 5 star LOD
>>> definition.  Also updated normative references in doc.
>>>
>>> Linked Data Glossary Draft 21-May 2013 [1] is ready for publication
>>> once run through one last PubRules check.  (Last week the WG approved
>>> to publish as a WG Note.)
>>>
>>> NB:  Editorial changes are to keep tone consistent with rest of the
>>> document, however were not intended to alter the proposed meaning.  If
>>> this unintentionally happened, please notify asap.  Reference to RFC
>>> 3986 was made elsewhere so I dropped from below proposal so as to not
>>> sound repetitive.
>>>
>>> Again, we're striving for simplicity and for this to be a glossary of
>>> terms for Web developers, not the anointed per se.
>>>
>>> All OK now per your feedback??
>>>
>>> -----%<-------
>>> 90. Resource
>>>
>>> In an RDF context, a resource can be anything that an RDF graph
>>> describes. A resource can be addressed by a Unified Resource Identifier
>>> (URI). See also Resource Description Framework (RDF) 1.1 Concepts and
>>> Abstract Syntax [RDF11-CONCEPTS]
>>>
>>>
>>> 127. Web Resource
>>>
>>> A web page addressed by a URL. Examples include: an HTML web page, an
>>> image offered by a web server, or a dataset accessible by a URL. A Web
>>> Resource may have different representations. For example, an RDF
>>> database might be accessed at a single URL using multiple syntaxes,
>>> such as RDFa, JSON-LD, and Turtle. See also Hypertext Transfer Protocol
>>> HTTP/1.1 [RFC2616].
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Bernadette Hyland
>>>
>>> [1]https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/gld/raw-file/default/glossary/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 8, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Dave Reynolds<Dave.e.Reynolds@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 08/05/13 05:39, Bernadette Hyland wrote:
>>>>> Hi Sandro,
>>>>> The editors have folded in all comments received in relation to the
>>> LD
>>>>> Glossary.  Please see latest version. [1]
>>>>>
>>>>> For Thursday's telecon, would you create a diff previously approved
>>> for
>>>>> publication (April) & the May 7th (current).  Also, need a new
>>>>> Overview.html file run through PubRules.  I'm done until we get
>>> further
>>>>> feedback.  Thanks for your help on this.
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>> Regarding "Resource", I've simplified to include only one
>>> definition.
>>>>>   In keeping with my new mantra, "keep it simple", how does this this
>>>>> sit with you & others?
>>>> Personally I prefer Sandro's suggestion. I imagine that at least some
>>> people reading the glossary will be aware of the notion of REST and
>>> might expect something more like the entry for Web Resource. Having
>>> both solves that problem.
>>>> However, it's not something I would argue strongly over.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>>     89. Resource
>>>>>
>>>>> In an RDF context, a resource can be anything that an RDF graph
>>>>> describes. A resource can be addressed by a Unified Resource
>>> Identifier
>>>>> (URI)
>>>>>
>>> <https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/gld/raw-file/default/glossary/index.html#uniform-resource-identifier>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep in mind that this LD Glossary is a starting point for those new
>>> to
>>>>> Linked Data.  We don't want to scare people, it is the 'welcome
>>> basket'
>>>>> not the definitive guide for the working LD expert (which is found
>>>>> elsewhere on the W3C site).
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Bernadette
>>>>>
>>>>> [1]https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/gld/raw-file/default/glossary/index.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Sandro wrote:
>>>>>> I've thought about more than most people have thought about food
>>>>> PS.  Clearly you haven't met my 15 year old son who pretty much only
>>>>> thinks about food ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 7, 2013, at 7:15 PM, Sandro Hawke <sandro@w3.org
>>>>> <mailto:sandro@w3.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> def'n of resource?
>>>>>> Bernadette and I were working on actually publishing the Glossary,
>>>>>> which the group approved for publication, and I noticed a little
>>> problem:
>>>>>>         86. Resource
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     A resource is anything that can be addressed by a Unified
>>> Resource
>>>>>>     Identifier (URI)
>>>>>>    
>>> <file:///home/sandro/Repos/gld/glossary/diff.html#uniform-resource-identifiers>.
>>>>>>     ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         93. Resource
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     A resource is a network data object or service that can be
>>>>>>     identified by an HTTP URI. Resources may be available in
>>> multiple
>>>>>>     representations (e.g. multiple languages, data formats, size,
>>> and
>>>>>>     resolutions) or vary in other ways. See details from RFC 2616bis
>>>>>>     for details on Uniform Resource Identifiers. See details from
>>> RFC
>>>>>>     2616bis for details on Uniform Resource Identifiers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The definition of Resource is something I've thought about more
>>> than
>>>>>> most people have thought about food.  I suggest we call the second
>>> one
>>>>>> "Web Resource", and explain, like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     *Resource*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     (Not to be confused with _Web Resource_)  An entity.   Saying
>>> that
>>>>>>     something is a resource says nothing at all about it, because by
>>>>>>     the definition of the term, everything is a resource.    For
>>> more
>>>>>>     details see Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax
>>> (RFC
>>>>>>     3986) [1] and Resource Description Framework (RDF) 1.1 Concepts
>>> [2].
>>>>>>     *Web Resource*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Anything which is addressed by a URL; roughly speaking, a web
>>>>>>     page.  Examples include: an HTML web page, an image offered by a
>>>>>>     web server, or a dataset available for access at some URL.   A
>>>>>>     resource may change its state over time and have different
>>>>>>     representations of the same state.  For example, a webcam might
>>>>>>     offer both JPEG and PNG versions of its current image, at the
>>> same
>>>>>>     URL, using content negotiation, or an RDF database might be
>>>>>>     accessed at one URL using multiple syntaxes, such as RDFa,
>>>>>>     JSON-LD, and Turtle.   For more details see Hypertext Transfer
>>>>>>     Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 [3]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Sometimes Web Resources are just called "Resources".  In some
>>>>>>     contexts, this can cause unnecessary confusion.  The difference
>>> is
>>>>>>     related to the distinction between URLs (which identify Web
>>>>>>     Resources) and URIs (which identify Resources in general), as
>>>>>>     discussed inhttp://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3305#page-3
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     [1]http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986
>>>>>>     [2]
>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf11-concepts/#resources-and-statements
>>>>>>     [3]
>>>>>>    
>>> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/1.1/rfc2616bis/draft-lafon-rfc2616bis-04.html#intro.terminology
>>>>>> I hope that works for folks.    Bernadette made some other changes,
>>> so
>>>>>> we're going to ask the WG for approval again before publishing.
>>> I'll
>>>>>> be sending along a pointer to the new version and the diffs once I
>>>>>> have it passing pubrules.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>          -- Sandro
>>>>>>
>

Received on Thursday, 23 May 2013 07:54:08 UTC