[SKOS] SKOS Reference Editors' Draft 18 January 2008

Dear all,

As you've probably seen from recent emails, a new editors' draft of the SKOS Reference is available at:

[1] <http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/SKOS/reference/20080118>

There are a number of changes in response to comments from reviewers and other working group members, and these are detailed in other emails responding directly to those comments.

There are also some new additions and minor stylistic changes, which weren't made in response to any specific comment, but which are hopefully useful and aren't contentious, so won't threaten a quick publication decision. These are described below.

 * There is some new content in appendix B (rules of thumb). Sean has questioned whether this section is appropriately named, or should be moved to the primer, or if indeed it is necessary at all, and this is stated in an editorial comment at the top of the appendix. 

 * Sub-section 4.6.2. now also discusses the interaction between skos:inScheme and owl:imports, and illustrates an entailment which does not hold.

 * Sub-section 4.6.4. is new, and discusses the interaction between skos:hasTopConcept and skos:broader.

 * Sub-section 1.6.2. is new, and sets up conventions used in the document for citing URIs.

 * Section 11 is new, and includes placeholders with editorial notes and links through to dedicated issues for discussing a number of "orphaned" features which were in previous SKOS drafts but haven't yet been considered by the WG.

 * The heading "Semantic Conditions" has been removed from all tables stating formal definitions, as it was deemed unnecessary.

Many thanks to Quentin for already reviewing this new document and supporting its publication. I'm sorry this document wasn't available sooner. As soon as I have a response from Vit, I'll make a proposal for publication (no pressure Vit :).

Thanks,

Alistair.

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Alistair Miles
Research Associate
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
United Kingdom
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Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
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