Re: JSON-LD Telecon Minutes for 2011-07-04

On 7/11/11 5:21 PM, Gregg Kellogg wrote:
> There hasn't been much more discussion on this topic, so I propose 
> that we update the requirements as follows:
>
>    1. Linked Data is a set of documents, each containing a
>       representation of a linked data graph.
>    2. A linked data graph is a labeled directed graph, where nodes
>       are subjects or objects, and edges are properties.
>    3. A subject is any node in a linked data graph with at least one
>       outgoing edge.
>    4. A subject MAY be labeled with an IRI.
>    5. A property is an edge of the linked data graph.
>    6. A property SHOULD be labeled with an IRI.
>    7. An object is a node in a linked data graph with at least one
>       incoming edge.
>    8. An object MAY be labeled with an IRI.
>    9. An IRI that is a label in a linked data graph SHOULD
>       be dereferencable to a Linked Data document describing the
>       labeled subject, object or property.
>   10. A literal is an object with a label that is not an IRI
>
>
> If I don't hear any negative response, I'll assume that we have 
> consensus to update the Linked Data section [1] of the requirements 
> accordingly.

+1

Hoping its is clear from the above that a description (in this context) 
takes the form of an  EAV/SPO graph pictorial where all the 
characteristics above hold true :-)

There is recursion here that sometimes leads to confusion. Anyway, this 
is a great start, let's see how others respond to it etc..

Kingsley


>
> Gregg
>
> [1] http://json-ld.org/requirements/latest/#linked-data
>
> On Jul 10, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Manu Sporny wrote:
>
>> On 07/05/2011 07:24 PM, Bradley Allen wrote:
>>> How about: "A literal is an object with a label that is not an IRI" ?
>>
>> Works for me. Also note that at one point, we were thinking of
>> supporting graph literals in JSON-LD. There is nothing preventing us
>> from still doing this, but let's put that conversation off to another 
>> time.
>>
>> -- manu
>>
>> -- 
>> Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny)
>> President/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
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>> http://digitalbazaar.com/2011/05/05/payswarm-sandbox/
>>
>>
>


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