- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:47:45 -0400
- To: public-lod@w3.org
- Message-ID: <515CA381.2010707@openlinksw.com>
On 4/3/13 5:32 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: > Because it is. :-) > > Along with Kingsley's Crime #2 Against Linked Data, I think this is Crime #1 Against Linked Data. > (It is the other side of what Kingsley would possibly call the "value chain".) > > Someone spent a lot of effort creating and publishing the data you are consuming. > And went to the effort of making it easy for you by publishing it as Linked Data. > OK, if you are just doing a bit of republishing, maybe there isn't much point, but if you have done anything of interest, and especially if you have added any knowledge, let other people consume the fruits of your labours as easily as the people you got the stuff from made it for you. > You clearly know about Linked Data, because you are consuming it, so it shouldn't be that hard for you (OK, maybe we need to make it easier!). > > And never think that the stuff you were publishing isn't interesting for someone else to consume! > If everyone thought like that we wouldn't have any Linked Data at all. > > Crime #3 Against Linked Data? > Using a string to identify a resource, because "nobody would want to make a statement about that". > > Cheers > Hugh > > Amen!! -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder & CEO OpenLink Software Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Personal Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter/Identi.ca handle: @kidehen Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/112399767740508618350/about LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen
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