- From: Seaborne, Andy <andy.seaborne@hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:20:47 +0100
- To: kendall@monkeyfist.com
- CC: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>, RDF Data Access Working Group <public-rdf-dawg@w3.org>
Kendall Clark wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 08:41:20AM -0500, Dan Connolly wrote: > > >>>SPARQL is defined in terms of absolute IRIs (this includes the fragment >>>identifier). >> >>I don't find that sentence helpful. I don't think the term "SPARQL" >>is defined anywhere in the document. Er... actually, I see... >> >> SPARQL is a query language for getting information from >> such RDF graphs. >> >>which seems odd, since SPARQL has both a protocol and a query language. >>It seems like the 1st occurrence of the acronym should be expanded. > > > Since I too feel like being pedantic today, I'll point out that I raised > this issue a few times and was rebuffed, for reasons I never entirely > understood. I don't think it's especially helfpul for the query language to > squat the acronym/name. As agreed, the first use of the term SPARQL makes it quite clear: """ This document describes the query language part of the SPARQL Protocol And RDF Query Language for easy access to RDF stores. """ The second use is an <abbr> Since "SPARQL is a query language and protocol", then "SPARQL is a query language" is a true statement. Use of the term "squat" is unnecessary. Andy > > Cheers, > Kendall > -- > In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. > --George Orwell >
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