Re: R2RML naming suggestion - SQRL?

On 14 Sep 2010, at 15:47, Lee Feigenbaum wrote:
>> However, if we wish to continue the time-honored Semantic Web  
>> tradition of
>> having catchy names, we could call the language SQRL (squirrel)
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> I think it's clever, but even though it ends in "RL" rather than  
> "QL", it makes my mind assume it's a query language... which it's not.
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> Similarly, I'd (for better or for worse) expect R2RML to be an XML  
> language, so I wouldn't like that name if we don't go with an XML  
> syntax.

The obvious way of addressing this complaint would be ... SQRM -- SQL  
to RDF Mapping. Not sure I like it ;-)

Richard



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> And no, I don't have a suggestion of my own :(
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> Lee
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>> Anyways, food for thought. I'm happy with either name, or *any*  
>> name for
>> that matter.
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>>           cheers,
>>                harry
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Received on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 16:10:55 UTC