Re: RDF Schema abstract

On 27 Nov 2013, at 23:15 , Guus Schreiber <guus.schreiber@vu.nl> wrote:

> I'm doing the final changes on the RDF Schema draft. I wanted to run one thing first by the WG, namely the one-sentence abstract of what RDF Schema is.
> 
> One option is to take the characterization given in the Semantics document:
> 
>  RDF Schema extends RDF to a larger vocabulary with more
>  complex semantic constraints.
> 
> However, I think using the term "vocabulary" in this way will confuse people with a data-modelling background.

I am not sure I understand why (although one might say that I do not have a data-modelling background, ie, I am not the one to judge:-). In SW circles the term 'vocabulary' seems to be fairly well accepted by now.

Besides, consistency between the Semantic document and the Schema document is a plus.

Ivan


> Taking a data-modelling perspective RDF Schema should probably be seen as a Enhanced Entity Relationship data-modelling language [1]. I therefore propose the following abstract:
> 
>  RDF Schema provides a data-modelling vocabulary for RDF data.
> 
> Feedback appreciated.
> 
> Guus
> 
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_entity%E2%80%93relationship_model
> 
> 


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