Re: [OK?] Re: [SPARQL] i18n comment: Renaming Section on \"Matching Language Tags\"

* Eric Prud'hommeaux <eric@w3.org> [2007-04-21 16:23-0700]
> * fsasaki@w3.org <fsasaki@w3.org> [2007-04-19 22:25+0900]
> > 
> > Comment from the i18n review of:
> > http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-rdf-sparql-query-20070326/
> > 
> > Comment 2
> > At http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0704-sparql/
> > Editorial/substantive: S
> > Location in reviewed document:
> > Sec. 2.3.1
> > Renaming Section on \"Matching Language Tags\"
> > 
> > Comment:
> >  
> > The section title \"Matching Language Tags\" implies matching against language ranges, see comment 3 at
> > http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0704-sparql/ [http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0704-sparql/]
> > . However, sec. 2.3.1 does not describe sub tag matching, but only identity of a language tag and given data. Rename proposal: \"Matching the Identity ofLanguage Tags\".
> 
> We use "matches" pretty consistently through the document, though we have a normative ref to 4647 which somewhat coopts the term "matching", especially wrt language tags. Nevertheless, I feel that using a synonym for "matches" on just this section would cost consistency and comprehensibility.
> 
> I hacked up some modifications to §2.3 (attached) which make the section actually cover 4647.matches. These changes end up referencing SPARQL functions long before they are introduced (§3) so I don't think this is a good idea.

Did I say "attached"? I have the attention span of a gnat.

> I think a better solution is to rename 3.1-3.3 to
>     * 2.3.1 Matching Literals with Language Tags
>     * 2.3.2 Matching Literals with Numeric Types
>     * 2.3.3 Matching Literals with Arbitrary Datatypes
> which indicates that we are matching RDF terms.
> 
> Does this latter solution satisfy you? If so, please respond to this message, prefixing the Subject: with "[CLOSED]". (I forgot to ask you to do that for Comment 1.)
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