Re: PROV-ISSUE-668 (TomDN): Disambiguated DBPedia URIs to QNames in XML example [PROV-DICTIONARY]

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> PROV-ISSUE-668 (TomDN): Disambiguated DBPedia URIs to QNames in XML
> example [PROV-DICTIONARY]
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> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/668
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> Raised by: Tom De Nies
> On product: PROV-DICTIONARY
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> For the XML example of PROV-Dictionary we ran into some trouble when
> validating against the schema
> Since we use real-world dbpedia URIs as example, there were some that
> could not be turned into a valid QName due to its character restrictions.
> Therefore, we had to find a workaround. The workaround is to add a valid
> NCName (derived by removing the invalid characters) as a fragment, and
> split the URI after the # symbol. The first part of the URI is then used to
> override the dbpedia: prefix in the element that uses the URI as an
> identifier, and the valid NCName is used as the LocalPart of the QName.
> This is in conformance with the guidance given in the the RDF/XML Syntax
> Specification.
> The only thing that raises some doubt is the use of the nonexistent
> fragment, but since the URI still resolves, this is worth it in my opinion.
> We added a remark explaining this construct to the end of the example.
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> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/dictionary/releases/NOTE-prov-dictionary-20130430/Overview.html#example-prov-xml
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> If anyone has any objections to this method, please let us know by e-mail
> or on the call. The alternative to this method is to leave the invalid
> characters out, and end up with non-existent URIs, which in my view, is
> worse than non-existent fragments.
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> ISSUE is marked pending review until a decision is made to accept/reject
> this solution during the telecon on April 18th.
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