Re: PROV-ISSUE-501: Data Model Section 2.1.1, example [prov-dm]

Dear all,

I have drafted a response to this issue, which you can find on the wiki at
http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/ResponsesToPublicComments#ISSUE-501_.28DrivingACarToBoston.29

I copy it below for your convenience.
Comments? feedback?

Luc


      ISSUE-501 (DrivingACarToBoston)

    * Original email:
      http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-prov-wg/2012Sep/0091.html
    * Tracker: http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/501
    * Group Response:
          o As the author suggests, "driving a car to boston" is an
            example, and therefore, needed to be put in a box.
          o It now appears as example 5, following examples 4 and 3
            containing examples of usage and generation of digital entities.
          o The author's comment confirms it is important to include
            this example in this document. Indeed, the users states that
            "most people would consider a single entity (not two or
            more)", whereas prov modelling requires the "car at various
            locations" to be seen as different entities.
          o In general, we have been careful to limit the number of
            examples involving physical entities, however, including a
            few is important to demonstrate the generality of the model.
    * References:
    * Implemented change changes:
      http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/diff/0bbd5b38ab1b/model/prov-dm.html
    * Original author's acknowledgement:



On 10/09/2012 09:33, Provenance Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:
> PROV-ISSUE-501: Data Model Section 2.1.1, example [prov-dm]
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> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/501
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> Raised by: Luc Moreau
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> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/wiki/LC_Feedback#Data_Model_Section_2.1.1.2C_example
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> ISSUE-463
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> The example of driving a car from Boston to Cambridge is not intuitive to most readers and does not highlight the strengths of the PROV model. The example focuses on the relocation of a physical object, which most people would consider a single entity (not two or more). The examples later in the spec use document editing, which is a straightforward example that will be very intuitive to readers. I suggest replacing the car example with a document example, which would also be more consistent with the rest of the spec.
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> Note: This example should also be contained within an "example" box rather than as part of the text.
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