Re: PROV-ISSUE-4 (define-agent): Definition for Concept 'Agent' [Provenance Terminology]

Hi Khalid,

I guess the reason you propose to name "agent" as "controller" is that 
you define agent has a controlling role in the executions. But to me, an 
agent might have a more relaxed role. It might just perform, participate 
etc the execution, without necessarily having a very strong controlling 
effect.

cheers,

Jun

On 06/06/11 19:38, Khalid Belhajjame wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I added a definition of the concept "agent".
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> Definition: An agent is a (physical or digital) entity that controls one
> or multiple process executions
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> - The newspaper, the blogger and the government portal are examples of
> agents
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> I would prefer to use the term “controller” instead of “agent”. To me,
> the term “agent” is a bit vague.
>
> Thanks, khalid
>
> On 20/05/2011 08:04, Provenance Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:
>> PROV-ISSUE-4 (define-agent): Definition for Concept 'Agent' [Provenance Terminology]
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>> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/4
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>> Raised by: Luc Moreau
>> On product: Provenance Terminology
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>> The Provenance WG charter identifies the concept 'Agent' as a core concept of the provenance interchange language to be standardized (see http://www.w3.org/2011/01/prov-wg-charter).
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>> What term do we adopt for the concept 'Agent'?
>> How do we define the concept 'Agent'?
>> Where does concept 'Agent' appear in ProvenanceExample?
>> Which provenance query requires the concept 'Agent'?
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>> Wiki page: http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ConceptAgent
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Received on Tuesday, 7 June 2011 15:56:23 UTC