- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:16:24 -0500
- To: Frederick Giasson <fred@fgiasson.com>
- CC: Jeni Tennison <jeni@jenitennison.com>, public-lod@w3.org, Mark Birbeck <mark.birbeck@webbackplane.com>, John Sheridan <John.Sheridan@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk>
Frederick Giasson wrote: > Hi Jeni, > > One project, amongst other, in this trend is irON [1] (with its > irJSON[2] serialization profile). > > Also note that a revision of this specification will be released in > the coming month or so based on the latest work we have done regarding > the development of some parsers. The biggest areas that has been > enhanced is related to the "schema". > > I think this project is in direct relation with the goal you stated: > "what I think we should aim for is a pure publishing format that is > optimised for approachability for normal developers, *not* an > interchange format." > > Another thing I really find interesting with irON is its commON[3][4] > profile (CSV) which has been developed to easily create and manage > datasets of records description in spreadsheet applications (mainly > Excel and OpenOffice Calculator). > > Do not hesitate to ask any questions regarding irON or any of its > profile, questions about some design decisions we take that lead to > this specification, etc. > > > > [1] http://openstructs.org/iron/iron-specification > [2] http://openstructs.org/iron/iron-specification#mozTocId462570 > [3] http://openstructs.org/iron/iron-specification#mozTocId603499 > [4] > http://www.mkbergman.com/845/a-most-un-common-way-to-author-datasets/ Fred, Why not use Jeni's dump as a usecase example/tutorial re. irON? A What (for the problem), Why (for irON virtues) and a How (an example based on the usecase presented). This is how you can formulate a very sharp apex for the irON value pyramid. Also note, UK, US, and Aussie governments (amongst others) are all hitting the publishing of structured data hump. Kingsley > > > > Thanks! > > > Take care, > > > Fred > > -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen President & CEO OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
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