Re: ISSUE-148: RDF Concepts - IRIs do *not* always denote the same resource

On 12/16/13 2:18 PM, Richard Cyganiak wrote:
> Markus, David,
>
> On 16 Dec 2013, at 16:56, Markus Lanthaler<markus.lanthaler@gmx.net>  wrote:
>> >I've updated Concepts to say
>> >
>> >  IRIs have global scope by design. Thus, two different appearances
>> >  of an IRI identify the same resource. RDF is based on this
>> >  principle and violations of it might lead to inconsistencies or
>> >  interoperability problems.
> One more attempt at a slight improvement:
>
> [[
> IRIs have global scope. Thus, two different appearances of an IRI denote the same resource. Violating this principle constitutes an IRI collision [WEBARCH].
> ]]
>
> Where “IRI collision” links tohttp://www.w3.org/TR/webarch/#URI-collision
>
> I prefer this because:
>
> 1. It links to a foundational document of web architecture.
> 2. That document explains quite well what the consequences are.
> 3. As a side effect, we introduce the useful term “IRI collision” to a wider audience.
>
> (I prefer “denote” over “identify”, for consistency within the Introduction section, but could live with “identify” if I really have to, and also with the “by design” bit.)

+1

We should stick with "denote" over "identify* .

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