Re: [SKOS] "SKOS RDF schema"

Hi Tom,

Just a couple of quick thoughts...

On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 07:34:33PM +0200, Thomas Baker wrote:> Dear all,
> 
> I'm looking at [1], also known as [2].
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-skos-reference-20090317/skos.html
> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-skos-reference-20090317/skos
> 
> This document calls itself "SKOS Simple Knowledge
> Organization System RDF Schema". 
> 
> One obvious problem is that the document is clearly an HTML
> page and not an RDF schema. It may seem obvious to us that it
> is really _about_ the RDF schema, but I can well imagine this
> causing some confusion.
> 
> In the section of that document labeled "SKOS RDF Schema", then,
> there is a link labeled "SKOS RDF Schema" which points to
> 
> [3] http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core
> 
> which however -- since I am reading it in a browser --
> content-negotiates back to [1]! 
> 
> However, the section does provide an additional link directly
> to the schema itself ("download the RDF schema without content
> negotiation") [4].
> 
> [4] http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core.rdf
> 
> Given the title and introduction, then, the reader does not
> necessarily expect to find the _contents_ of the RDF schema by
> scrolling down one screen.
> 
> I find this all delightfully confusing... :-)
> 
> Some issues and suggestions for discussion:
> 
> -- Maybe call the Web document [1-2] "Contents of the RDF 
>    schema for Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)" 
>    or "Expressing SKOS in RDF" - in effect, anything but
>    "SKOS RDF schema" :-)

What about "SKOS Namespace Document" ? 

> -- I'm wondering if this document [1-2] might be a good 
>    place to introduce and link any DL versions of SKOS as per Sean's
>    discussion in [7].  The document could briefly explain the need 
>    to have a DL ontology in some contexts, describe the algorithm
>    by which some of the axioms in [4] are "thrown away" (or filtered
>    out).  In a way, the DL schema is arguably just another subset
>    of the semantic conditions described SKOS Reference, albeit a 
>    deliberately lossy one.  Grouping points to the RDF, HTML, and DL 
>    excerpts together in one document would be helpful; and where else 
>    to do that but in this document [1-2]?  (This assumes we want to 
>    publish, or indeed say anything at all about, a DL version - also an
>    issue for discussion.)

I'd be happy for these links to go in the namespace document.

Cheers,

Alistair

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