Re: Skolemization and RDF Semantics

On Apr 16, 2011, at 16:46 , Steve Harris wrote:

<snip/>
> 
> My suspicion is that the only way forward would be some text along the lines of: [with apologies for any abuse of terminology]
> 
> Systems wishing to skolemise bNodes, and expose those skolem constants to external systems (e.g. in query results) SHOULD mint fresh a "fresh" (globally unique) URI for each bNode.
> 
> All systems performing skolemisation SHOULD do so in a way that they can recognise the constants once skolemised, and map back to the source bNodes where possible.
> 
> Systems which want their skolem constants to be identifiable by other systems SHOULD use the .well-known URI prefix.
> 

And we would plug in Sandro's proposal here, right? Both the http: and the tag: versions or only the former? In case of the former we will have to register 'genid'.

I am in favour of this.

Ivan


> - Steve
> 
> -- 
> Steve Harris, CTO, Garlik Limited
> 1-3 Halford Road, Richmond, TW10 6AW, UK
> +44 20 8439 8203  http://www.garlik.com/
> Registered in England and Wales 535 7233 VAT # 849 0517 11
> Registered office: Thames House, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AD
> 
> 


----
Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead
Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/
mobile: +31-641044153
PGP Key: http://www.ivan-herman.net/pgpkey.html
FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf

Received on Saturday, 16 April 2011 16:47:57 UTC