- From: Patrick Logan <patrickdlogan@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:24:06 -0700
- To: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Cc: public-linked-json@w3.org
That's an interesting presentation. Most of what I saw was familiar to me. But I just swallowed it whole and have not fully digested it. Nevertheless, the main things it speaks to *here* are: 1. RDF is more than syntax 2. Having a JSON serialization for RDF is not going to change the world for anyone 3. Although it would be handy for some of us, in some cases -Patrick On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > On 6/29/11 4:22 PM, Patrick Logan wrote: > > On Jun 28, 2011 1:27 AM, "Kingsley Idehen" <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: >> >> Why does it need "RDF" in there? Ditto "Microformats" and "Microdata" ? >> Those are > all about alternative syntaxes that can be used to achieve the >> same goal. > > I can see that is true if by RDF you mean an RDF serialization. When I see > the term "RDF" I interpret that to mean the whole of the semantic web > standards, which are at least as much about (varying levels of) semantics. > > Do most people view "RDF" as syntax rather than semantics? > > Therein lies the problem. > > I encourage you to digest this John. F. Sowa presentation [1]. > > I would also say MF and MD have their own (more limited) semantics, and they > do not completely coincide. > > What am I not getting here? These do not seem significantly interchangeable > at all. > > Digest the Sowa presentation :-) > > > Links: > > 1. http://www.slideshare.net/kidehen/iss-1 -- Integrating Semantic Systems > > > -- > > Regards, > > Kingsley Idehen > President & CEO > OpenLink Software > Web: http://www.openlinksw.com > Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen > Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen > > > > >
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