- From: Jim Hendler <hendler@cs.umd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:17:58 -0400
- To: "Rob Shearer" <Rob.Shearer@networkinference.com>, "Kendall Clark" <kendall@monkeyfist.com>, "RDF Data Access Working Group" <public-rdf-dawg@w3.org>
At 10:51 -0700 6/24/04, Rob Shearer wrote: >> Well, there seem to be only two places to put the info -- in >> the protocol or >> in the query language. If it goes into the protocol, reusing >> some of the >> mechanisms HTTP already specifies, then the Separatists claim >> that there's >> not enough separation. >> >> If it goes into the query language, then the Purists claim that we're >> failing to reuse the existing, underly bits of web architecture. >> >> Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Nice. > >Perhaps both groups would be happier if we actually tried to define what >"the info" is and whether it is necessary before trying to shove it in >either place. Because I sure don't understand it; it strikes me that >we're trying to add a feature relevent only to a small portion of >queries (those returning RDF) and a small portion of users (those who >refuse to accomodate RDF/XML) for an application that is nothing more >than an artifact of the current academic state of RDF (viewing the RDF >without actually processing it for human consumption). umm, by what means do you think that "those returning RDF" and "those refusing to accomodate RDF/XML" are small groups? I think in the long run those will be the large predominance of RDF query users. I don't want to argue this at the moment, just wanted to put the stake in the ground -- FWIW, Mind Lab participation in this group is largely based on our desire to query remote RDF DBs, to have those queries return as RDF triples or a form easily and quickly turned into RDF triples, and because we don't see rdf/xml as able to meet our needs sorry, just couldn't let those go unanswered -JH -- Professor James Hendler http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/hendler Director, Semantic Web and Agent Technologies 301-405-2696 Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Lab. 301-405-6707 (Fax) Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 240-277-3388 (Cell)
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