Re: Comparing Activity Streams / Schema.org / Hydra (former: 'Fwd: Schema.org applies W3C Patent Policy')

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:53 PM, ☮ elf Pavlik ☮ <
perpetual-tripper@wwelves.org> wrote:

> Thanks for fast reply James!
>
> I forwarded it to Hydra CG and Schema.org mailing lists:
> * http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-hydra/2014Sep/0001.html
> * http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-vocabs/2014Sep/0015.html
>
> If we could exchange few emails about it with your, Markus Lanthaler and
> Sam Goto (both in cc), and then maybe discuss it together over telecon,
> I believe we would clarify it all in no time!
>
> Maybe also you all will also have chance to discuss it face-to-face
> during next TPAC? http://www.w3.org/2014/11/TPAC/
>
> Cheers :)
>
>
> On 09/02/2014 04:42 PM, James M Snell wrote:
> > A review on these would be helpful.
> >
> > The model in AS2 is straightforward. For every object, there is an
> > "actions" property whose value is a map of potential actions. This map
> > takes the form of a JSON object mapping verb identifiers to so-called
> > "action handlers". An action handler is a declarative description of
> > how to carry out some kind of action.
> >
> > Where schema.org/Actions, Hydra and the AS2 Action Handlers specs
> > overlap is on the definition of those "action handlers". Where
> > schema.org/Actions and AS2 conflict is on the use of the "actions"
> > property in AS2 vs. "potentialAction" in schema.org.
> >
> > (It's worthwhile to note that the Activity Streams 2.0 [1] and Action
> > Handlers [2] specifications are distinct documents.)
> >
> > [1]
> http://jasnell.github.io/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/activitystreams2.html
> > [2]
> http://jasnell.github.io/w3c-socialwg-activitystreams/activitystreams2-actions.html
> >
> > So, for example, if we take an example given by the schema.org/Actions
> > documentation:
> >
> > {
> >   "@context": "http://schema.org",
> >   "@type": "Restaurant",
> >   "name": "Tartine Bakery",
> >   "potentialAction": {
> >     "@type": "ViewAction",
> >     "target": [
> >       "http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >       {
> >         "@type": "EntryPoint",
> >         "urlTemplate": "http://api.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >         "contentType": "application/json+ld"
> >       },
> >       "android-app://com.urbanspoon/http/www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >       {
> >         "@type": "EntryPoint",
> >         "urlTemplate": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
> >         "application": {
> >           "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
> >           "@id": "284708449",
> >           "name": "Urbanspoon iPhone & iPad App",
> >           "operatingSystem": "iOS"
> >         }
> >       },
> >       {
> >         "@type": "EntryPoint",
> >         "urlTemplate": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
> >         "application": {
> >           "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
> >           "@id": "5b23b738-bb64-4829-9296-5bcb59bb0d2d",
> >           "name": "Windows Phone App",
> >           "operatingSystem": "Windows Phone 8"
> >        }
> >       }
> >     ]
> >   }
> > }
> >
> > The equivalent definition in AS2 would something look like:
> >
> > {
> >   "objectType": "http://schema.org/Restaurant",
> >   "displayName": "Tartine Bakery",
> >   "actions": {
> >     "view": [
> >       "http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >       {
> >         "objectType": "HttpActionHandler",
> >         "id": "http://api.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >         "mediaType": "application/json+ld"
> >       },
> >       "android-app://com.urbanspoon/http/www.urbanspoon.com/r/6/92204",
> >       {
> >         "objectType": "application",
> >         "id": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
> >         "appid": "284708449",
> >         "displayName": "Urbansppon iPhone & iPad App",
> >         "operatingSystem": "iOS"
> >       },
> >       {
> >         "objectType": "application",
> >         "id": "urbanspoon://r/6/92204",
> >         "appid": "5b23b738-bb64-4829-9296-5bcb59bb0d2d",
> >         "displayName": "Windows Phone App",
> >         "operatingSystem": "Windows Phone 8"
> >       }
> >     ]
> >   }
> > }
>

Can you point me to how you deal with input parameters? That is, lets say
that to "search" Tartine Bakery, you take a "query". How does AS2 goes
about that?

http://schema.org/docs/actions.html

>
> > I have not looked at Hydra in enough detail yet to know how the
> > example would translate there.
> >
> > The approaches that schema.org/Actions and AS2 Actions take differ in
> > a number of fairly obvious ways.
>

Could you enumerate the most significant ways you think they differ (from a
technical perspective)? That might be a good starting point to a
constructive discussion.


> Both, however, are capable of
> > expressing the same basic information in relatively consistent ways.
> > The devil, however, is always in the details.
> >
> > I'll admit my bias up front since I'm the co-author of the AS2 Action
> > Handlers spec, but I prefer the more concise approach it takes. While
> > the specification defines a handful of basic Action Handler types
> > (View, Http, Embed and Intent), these are flexible enough to support
> > an extremely broad range of cases and can easily be mapped to existing
> > verb identifiers. As the examples in my various blog posts illustrate,
> > it's also possible to use other kinds of Action Handlers in the AS2
> > model (for instance, we could easily make use of the
> > schema.org/Actions definitions directly without any modification).
>

If you are considering Hydra in the same area, you might want to look at
these other hypermedia media types too:

http://blog.sgo.to/2014/03/rows-and-idls.html


> >
> > - James
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 7:19 AM, ☮ elf Pavlik ☮
> > <perpetual-tripper@wwelves.org> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I would like to propose in depth discussion on Schema.org / Activity
> >> Streams / Hydra
> >>
> >> We have both ActivityStreams & Schema.org listed at
> >> https://www.w3.org/wiki/Socialwg/Social_syntax
> >>
> >> I can also recall at least two articles by James Snell where he works
> >> with them both:
> >> *
> >>
> http://www.chmod777self.com/2014/04/activity-streams-20-and-schemaorgactions.html
> >> *
> http://www.chmod777self.com/2014/05/more-on-activity-streams-20-and.html
> >>
> >> Then again Schema.org Actions and Hydra have many similarities and
> >> history of collaboration:
> >> http://blog.schema.org/2014/04/announcing-schemaorg-actions.html
> >>
> >> I must admit not reading enough yet about Activity Streams 2.0 Action
> >> Handlers to position them here...
> >>
> >> #ACTION - Would someone like to work with me in next two weeks to
> >> prepare overview of similarities and differences in all mentioned
> >> technologies? It would hopefully make it much easier for everyone to
> >> engage in further conversation.
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >> On 09/01/2014 07:58 PM, Harry Halpin wrote:
> >>> In case people missed this from the last IG meeting!
> >>>
> >>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >>> Subject: Schema.org applies W3C Patent Policy
> >>> Resent-Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:54:15 +0000
> >>> Resent-From: public-socialweb@w3.org
> >>> Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:54:07 +0200
> >>> From: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org>
> >>> To: public-socialweb@w3.org <public-socialweb@w3.org>
> >>>
> >>> Those who were at the Social Standards workshop last August will
> >>> remember a discussion with Guha over schema.org and licensing. People
> >>> should  know that Schema.org has now changed their licensing to be
> >>> royalty-free in the following manner:
> >>>
> >>> "The Sponsors have applied the W3C Patent Policy to the schemas
> >>> published by Schema.org as follows: each Sponsor, by itself and on
> >>> behalf of its affiliates, agrees to make available under W3C RF
> >>> licensing requirements its Essential Claims (if any) in the schemas
> >>> published by Schema.org as if the schemas were W3C Recommendations. In
> >>> some cases, this website may indicate that some but not all of the
> >>> Sponsors have recognized a particular extension to the Schema; in
> >>> those cases, as to that extension, the above rights are granted by
> >>> only those recognizing Sponsors. " [1]
> >>>
> >>>    cheers,
> >>>     harry
> >>>
> >>> [1]https://www.schema.org/docs/terms.html
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

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