- From: Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:04:19 +0000
- To: Dan Brickley <danbri@danbri.org>
- Cc: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>, semantic-web@w3.org, public-lod <public-lod@w3.org>, Pete Johnston <Pete.Johnston@eduserv.org.uk>, Thomas Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de>
On 25 Feb 2010, at 07:54, Dan Brickley wrote: > I don't believe we considered explicitly the scenario in which > profile= gets lost, but something like RDFa is not permitted for > HTML5. Maybe Pete or Tom (cc:'d) can comment further? My personal > guess at a DC view would be something like "well if we don't get RDFa, > then don't take @profile away!", Wouldn't something like <link rel="profile" href="..." /> cover that case? Best, Richard > the assumption being that RDFa would > come with some namespace abbreviation mechanism, whether xmlns:-based > or otherwise. I doubt the DC community would be satisfied by the > current Microdata design in which each use of a DC property would be > identified by its full URI. If you like, I can ask explicitly. > >> The microformats community seems happy to explore alternatives. >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Feb/0690.html >> >> I'm considering pushing back on the 0794 proposal, but it's only >> worth my time if somebody actually needs head/@profile to survive >> into HTML 5. >> >> Does anybody need it? > > That's a little like asking if someone needs the emergency life-raft > before telling them whether they get to keep using the boat or not. > WIthout RDFa, DC would have to use it. > >> On a somewhat related topic... as RDFa matures, the need for GRDDL >> somewhat fades. I wonder, though... to what extent is GRDDL >> used in the linked data community? What tools consume it? What >> content providers produce it? > > I've never used GRDDL, and I don't know of anyone actively using it. > That said, there are many things I don't know! I have tried to get > Redland/Raptor working with it to consume POWDER a couple of times, > but with no success. When I think about running GRDDL against wild Web > content, I have some vague worry about whether untrusted XSLTs are > sufficiently sandboxed, but I haven't investigated the risks very > carefully. I remember Bijan raising similar concerns a while back. > > cheers, > > Dan > >> See also: >> >> The details of data in documents: GRDDL, profiles, and HTML5 >> By Dan Connolly in HTML, Semantic Web, Web Architecture, XML on >> August >> 22, 2008 7:45 PM >> http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/08/the_details_of_data_in_documen.html >> >> -- >> Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/ >> gpg D3C2 887B 0F92 6005 C541 0875 0F91 96DE 6E52 C29E >> >> >
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