- From: Mark Birbeck <mark.birbeck@webbackplane.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:48:08 +0000
- To: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- Cc: RDFa WG <public-rdfa-wg@w3.org>
+1 :) On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > During the telecon today, it seemed as if were settling on two basic > techniques to provide RDFa Profiles to beginning web authors. The first > is the name/value based approach (@token/@prefix/@map/etc.), the second > is the RDF Vocabulary term approach > (rdfa:prefix/rdfa:keyword/rdfa:alias/etc.). > > The underlying concern is that we might not get either solution into the > FPWD at the rate that we're progressing. We're making progress, but the > path forward is still not clear... and that is putting the FPWDs at risk. > > We could probably spend many telecons discussing the merits and > drawbacks of each approach, and while that would be helpful, it may be > more helpful to accept both approaches as viable paths forward and spec > both of them for now. The understanding would be that we may strip one > or both features out of the spec before Last Call. > > The goal in spec'ing both features and placing it into the FPWD > documents is to get wider feedback from the general web authoring > community. Once spec'ed, we could go to Google, Yahoo, Dublin Core, FOAF > and other vocabulary providers and ask them which approach they would > prefer (one, both, or neither). > > For those that are not aware of W3C publishing practices, there doesn't > need to be consensus for FPWD documents. It is suggested that we release > early and revise often based on external feedback. Spec'ing both > approaches would be one way of getting that external feedback. > > If we do this, we should also clearly mark that they are experimental > and that the Working Group is soliciting the greater web community for > feedback on both approaches for accomplishing RDFa Profiles. > > This approach ensures that we move forward on the FPWDs and don't become > deadlocked in trying to find the "right" solution this early in the > process. Thoughts/comments? > > -- manu > > -- > Manu Sporny (skype: msporny, twitter: manusporny) > President/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. > blog: PaySwarming Goes Open Source > http://blog.digitalbazaar.com/2010/02/01/bitmunk-payswarming/ > >
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