Re: Ending the Linked Data debate -- PLEASE VOTE *NOW*!

On 6/13/13 3:34 PM, Luca Matteis wrote:
> Again, not sure what the big deal is. It's like asking: Does the term 
> "Web" imply the use of CSS?

It doesn't.

HTML, maybe-ish.
>
> Sure it does. It's an important part of the Web as it allows people to 
> style their documents.

See my comments above.

The single most important feature of the Web is that loosely coupling 
lies at the core of its architecture. That means the system is dexterous 
and tolerant, by design its acceptable of variety and evolution.

Kingsley
>
> So is RDF to Linked Data, as it allows people to represent data and 
> make links to third-party data.
>
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> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Kingsley Idehen 
> <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 6/13/13 3:19 PM, Luca Matteis wrote:
>>
>>     On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Kingsley Idehen
>>     <kidehen@openlinksw.com <mailto:kidehen@openlinksw.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         If you want to resolve this matter, construct a poll where
>>         the question reflect the audience that has the problem.
>>
>>
>>     Why don't you tell us what "question" needs to be answered then?
>
>     I would *suggest* something that goes something like this:
>
>
>     Does the term "Linked Data" imply the use of RDF?
>
>     I would also (in addition to this list) include the following
>     groups: (by posting the poll to their associated lists):
>
>     1. LDP -- Linked Data Platform
>     2. JSON-LD
>     3. Semantic Web
>     4. RWW
>     5. WebID.
>
>     1-5 cover the following profiles (labels un-pegorative) in good
>     proportion:
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>     1. RDFers -- those who see Linked Data and RDF as being tightly
>     coupled
>     2. RDFRefluxers -- those who simply blank out whenever they
>     encounter "RDF" or R-D-F i.e., put those letters together in any
>     form it's a turn-off
>     3. Independents (folks who see Linked Data and RDF as being
>     loosely coupled) -- I put myself here, for sake of profile clarity.
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>     -- 
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>     Regards,
>
>     Kingsley Idehen	
>     Founder & CEO
>     OpenLink Software
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