Re: Ending the Linked Data debate -- PLEASE VOTE *NOW*!

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Cheers,

Christopher Ferris
IBM Distinguished Engineer, CTO Cloud Interoperability
Member, IBM Academy of Technology
IBM Software Group
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On Jun 13, 2013, at 2:02 PM, "Ashok Malhotra" <ashok.malhotra@oracle.com> wrote:

> David:
> You loaded the question by adding the phrase "within the Semantic Web community"
> where the answer is clearly YES.  If you had asked the question without the phrase you
> may have gotten a different answer.
> All the best, Ashok
> On 6/13/2013 1:23 PM, David Booth wrote:
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Ending the Linked Data debate -- PLEASE VOTE *NOW*!
> > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:19:27 -0400
> > From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
> > To: community, Linked <public-lod@w3.org>
> >
> > [Sidebar: A term of art is "A word or phrase that has special
> > meaning in a particular context". (The Free Dictionary)]
> >
> > A heated debate has been raging about the accepted meaning
> > of the term "Linked Data" in the context of the Semantic
> > Web community -- whether or not this term implies the use
> > of RDF.  Since this depends on people's perceptions of the
> > term's meaning, rather than an official definition, a simple
> > poll has been created to settle this debate quantitatively.
> > The poll asks:
> >
> >     In normal usage within the Semantic Web community,
> >     does the term "Linked Data" imply the use of RDF?
> >
> > PLEASE VOTE NOW at
> > http://goo.gl/cbyQd
> >
> > VOTING RULES
> > 1. One vote per person.  Persons with multiple email
> > addresses are prohibited from voting more than once.
> >
> > 2. To prevent ballot stuffing, only votes from those who
> > have **previously posted a message** on a public W3C email
> > list (*before* 13-Jun-2013) will be counted.  The W3C
> > email search form will be used to ensure compliance:
> > http://goo.gl/aqtGW
> >
> > 3. To ensure that votes are counted correctly (and to
> > detect forged ballots), all votes will be verified and
> > listed publicly at
> > http://goo.gl/PXhRG
> >
> > Results of this poll may be viewed at
> > http://goo.gl/GMeom
> > (NOTE: The "View all responses" link on that page is
> > auto-generated and cannot be disabled.  Unfortunately it
> > links to the *editable* version of the response list,
> > which should not be shared, so please do not request
> > it.  The link above at #3 shows the same list in
> > read-only mode.)
> >
> > Thank you,
> > David Booth
> >
> > P.S. Please restrict follow-up discussion about this poll to
> > public-lod@w3.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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