Re: simple fix

From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
Subject: Re: simple fix
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 15:07:13 -0500

>>> From: public-rdf-text-request@w3.org [mailto:public-rdf-text-request@w3.org 
>>> ]
>>> On Behalf Of Sandro Hawke
>>> Sent: 21 May 2009 21:01
>>> To: public-rdf-text@w3.org
>>> Subject: simple fix
>>>
>>>
>>> Can't we just say, as strongly as we need to, that rdf:text is NOT  
>>> for
>>> use in RDF?
> 
> Too strong. All we need is that its not for use as the datatype URI in  
> an RDF typed literal. It would be fine to allow RDFS to reason about  
> the class, for example. Yes, that is pretty much what my earlier  
> suggestion amounts to, in practice.

[...]

Umm, doesn't a prohibition against this effectively run counter to the
oft-stated goal that "RDF is supposed to be able to say anything about
anything"? 

> Pat

peter

Received on Thursday, 21 May 2009 20:22:29 UTC