Re: Overhaul of R2RML spec

Sweet!

I'm giving to talks on RDB2RDF in the next 2 weeks, so this is perfect
timing. I'll be reading the whole r2rml spec from top to bottom. So I'll be
able to give fresh comments

Juan Sequeda
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www.juansequeda.com


On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We've been working on a major overhaul of the R2RML spec:
> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/rdb2rdf/r2rml/
>
> This overhaul has *NOT* changed the *R2RML language*. It has only changed
> the way the language is described and presented.
>
>
> Some highlights:
>
> Section 2, R2RML Overview and Example (Informative)
> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/rdb2rdf/r2rml/#overview
>
> Section 7, Creating RDF Terms with Term Maps
> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/rdb2rdf/r2rml/#term-map
>  (term maps are now centrally defined, removing duplication from the text)
>
> Section 10, The Output Dataset
> http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/rdb2rdf/r2rml/#generated-rdf
>  (an attempt at a precise, semi-formal definition of R2RML)
>
> Please have a look *at least* at the new TOC ;-)
>
>
> The goals in this overhaul were:
>
> - gentler introduction with a simple example early on
> - flatter structure of the TOC
> - less duplication in the definitions of properties
> - more precision thanks to copious use of terminology definitions and cross
> references
> - make structure of document more narrative, less reference-style
>
> The overall result is shorter, and hopefully more precise.
>
>
> There was a lot of churn, so I'm sure that new errors have crept in. We'll
> try to weed these out ASAP. This would be a good time for you to give the
> document another read and review. Also, every MUST, MAY and SHOULD in this
> document wants to have a test case ;-)
>
> Best,
> Richard
>