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

Sorry to open this one up yet again. But given yesterday's missive from 
tbl [1] I think we need to include the non-open variant of the 5* as 
well as the open one.

Dave

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2013May/0199.html

On 23/05/13 13:11, Bernadette Hyland wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>

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