Re: Comments on PROV-O

On Feb 24, 2012, at 12:27 AM, Jim McCusker wrote:

> Jun,
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> For what it's worth, I don't plan on using qualifications at all if I can help it. Just about everything that can be expressed using qualification on a predicate can be more easily expressed by contextualizing the Entity using specializationOf.

My plans as well.

-Tim


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> Jim
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> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:43 AM, Timothy Lebo <lebot@rpi.edu> wrote:
> Jun,
> 
> I share your desire for simplicity. Rest assured, the explosion of triples has never been our intent.
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ProvRDF#Partial_mappings
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> is an attempt as describing the verbosity of the RHSs.
> 
> If anyone can restate more clearly, please feel free to do so.
> 
> -Tim
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> On Feb 23, 2012, at 10:01 AM, Jun Zhao wrote:
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> > Hi Stephen,
> >
> > On 23/02/2012 13:40, Cresswell, Stephen wrote:
> >> - Naturalness of RDF.
> >> I'm a bit scared to see a single record in the PROV-ASE being mapped to
> >>> >10 RDF triples, especially if the record was only stating a simple
> >> binary relationship. However, if we're allowed to skip the qualified
> >> involvements when we don't need them and just use the direct properties,
> >> then we could often be using just one triple.  We are allowed to do
> >> that, aren't we?  Also, there is hopefully nothing stopping people from
> >> using their own domain-specific subclasses and subproperties.
> >
> > I strongly hope so!!
> >
> > And it''ll be shame if this is not going to happen!
> >
> > And I also strongly hope such a message will be clearly, explicitly reflected in the upcoming prov-o.html spec!
> >
> > And agree a lot with your other points about the naming, property chain etc. But I wonder whether defining property chain could conflict the OWL-RL profile the team is working at. I need to check.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > -- Jun
> >
> >
> >
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