Re: rdf triples in rif (was Re: Metadata Strawman 1)

> Sandro Hawke:
> > > > >        subclass Triple
> > > > >           property subject: TERM
> > > > >           property property: TERM
> > > > >           property value: TERM
> 
> Michael Kifer:
> > > > I think we were discussing
> > > > whether to use a hilog-style representation for rdf or a frame-based.
> > > > A triple representation was also mentioned, but not agreed upon.
> 
> Sandro Hawke:
> > > How is this Triple approach different from Frame-based?  They seem the
> > > same to me.
> 
> Michael Kifer:
> > All these approaches are "the same" at some level. The difference is the
> > syntax. In this particular case, whether we introduce a special class
> > or reuse the syntax for slotted formulas.
> 
> Can you show me how each one looks in asn06?   That would help me
> understand the difference, I think.  

I am not an expert on ASN. But the difference is between ternary
predicates, binary predicates, and slotted notation (i.e., a class with one
attribute). We started a discussion about all three in the last day of the
last f2f, but didn't reach any conclusions.


	--michael  

Received on Friday, 11 May 2007 15:07:43 UTC