- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:43:19 -0500
- To: joel sachs <jsachs@csee.umbc.edu>
- CC: nathan@webr3.org, Ian Davis <me@iandavis.com>, Pete Johnston <Pete.Johnston@eduserv.org.uk>, Linked Data community <public-lod@w3.org>
On 11/9/10 6:01 PM, joel sachs wrote: > > I guess what surprises me is your use of "can't" in "We can't produce > ..." instead of "shouldn't", as in "We shouldn't produce high fidelity > descriptions of things that aren't unambiguosly identified, because if > we do, there will be no reliable way to merge descriptions from > different sources." > > I think it's obvious that we "can" since we do it all the time. That > we shouldn't may be true, although it is, I think you'll agree, a > contested claim. Naturally, of course. Just my opinion. Everything I say is inherently subjective :-) Kingsley > > Joel. > > > > > > > On Tue, 9 Nov 2010, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > >> On 11/9/10 5:04 PM, joel sachs wrote: >>>> >>>> A URI is just an Identifier. We can't "Describe" what isn't >>>> unambiguously Identified (Named); >>> >>> Kingsley, >>> >>> I think we can, though we might not be properly understood, e.g. >>> "Kingsley was great in Gandhi and Sexy Beast." >>> >>> Wasn't this part of the summer's argument regarding literals as >>> rdf:subjects , i.e. >> >> Joel, >> >> Let me be a little clearer re. my statement: >> >> We can't produce high-fidelity descriptions of "Things" (Entities) if >> the description Subjects aren't unambiguously Identified. >> >> I believe, via Linked Data, we are seeking to produce high-fidelity >> Linked Data meshes that scale. >> >> English is but one of several syntaxes. >> >> Global scale is an integral goal of the mission, Methinks. >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Kingsley Idehen President& CEO >> OpenLink Software >> Web: http://www.openlinksw.com >> Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen >> Twitter/Identi.ca: kidehen >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- 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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