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

Hi Marios,
For simplicity, let's go with Sandro's suggestion in this thread, OK?

Bernadette

On May 23, 2013, at 3:53, Marios Meimaris <m.meimaris@medialab.ntua.gr> wrote:

> 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 in http://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
>>>>>>> 
>> 
> 

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