Proposal to replace earl:Software for dctype:Software

Hi,

Description: <http://www.dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#Software>
RDF Schema: <http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software>

Since DC has a stable ("recommended") class for Software, I propose we replace the earl:Software class with this one.

In the EARL 1.0 Schema we would refer to this class in the same way we do for foaf:Person or foaf:Agent. In other words, dctype:Software would be an "Allowable Type" for Assertor and TestSubject. Additionally, there will be a *should* requirement for the dc:title property to be used.

Note that we currently have a *must* requirement for dc:title property on earl:Software but it may be tricky to have this same requirement when reusing an external term. Any comments on this?

Please indicate your opinion on this proposal to the list.

Regards,
  Shadi


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