- From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:43:11 -0400
- To: Peter.Hendler@kp.org
- Cc: helena.deus@deri.org, kerstin.l.forsberg@gmail.com, LINMD.SIMON@mcrf.mfldclin.edu, meadch@mail.nih.gov, mscottmarshall@gmail.com, public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org, ratnesh.sahay@deri.org
On Tue, 2012-08-21 at 15:11 -0700, Peter.Hendler@kp.org wrote: > [ . . . ] Can you use RDF in a closed world way when ever you want, > or is it only safe when the model you're dealing with, like FHIR, > really is known to be closed world? > I think so, provided that you understand that you are making the closed world assumption, i.e., that your results reflect only what you *currently* know. Almost every application makes the closed world assumption at some point. -- David Booth, Ph.D. http://dbooth.org/ Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer.
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