RE: Agenda, 6 Feb @ 14:30 UTC

Lee,

> The last protocol work was in October when Kendall, Elias, and I
identified three outstanding issues:
  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdf-dawg/2006OctDec/0082

> Of those issues, at the time we identified one of them (the third) as
requiring WG discussion and a WG decision. Time permitting, let's try to
discuss this matter in tomorrow's teleconference. 

> (In brief, the issue is: should SPARQL protocol endpoints support SPARQL
queries posted as application/sparql-query?)

I agree with

  3.a Add application/sparql-query to whttp:inputSerialization for POST 
messages. Pros: Allows the natural case of directly POSTing a SPARQL query 
without URL or XML encoding it. Cons: Extra implementation cost for 
services implementing the SPARQL protocol.

The reason is that natural POSTing is very convenient for debug purposes. So
it's good for (potentially numerous) application developers and cheap for
(small number of) SPARQL developers.

Best Regards,
IvAn.

Received on Tuesday, 6 February 2007 11:23:48 UTC