Re: identifier or dc:URI?

Carlos Iglesias wrote:
> IMO if we have a clear use case for non-URI identifiers then we should
> choose "identifier", if not we should choose "URI"

For earl:WebContent it is clear that we need a URI to describe the resource. However, I can imagine some use cases for dc:identifier too. For example a hash or checksum of the resource to compare it at a later fetch of the same URI.

As to earl:Software, it seems to be the opposite approach: an identifier such as the build or version number may be the best identifier, and URI may sometimes be available too (as a location to download or find more information about the software).


> (but I'm not sure about what its "registered" status implies and how it 
> differs from the "recommended" status).

This is a good point, we already have this shaky dependency on foaf:Agent.


Regards,
 Shadi


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