- From: Mo McRoberts <Mo.McRoberts@bbc.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:47:20 +0000
- To: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- CC: "<public-webid@w3.org>" <public-webid@w3.org>
On Sun 2013-Mar-31, at 21:23, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com> wrote: > On 3/31/13 3:16 PM, Mo McRoberts wrote: >> I proposed broadening the range to rdfs:Resource because I can think of a range of cases where keys "belong" to things which aren't usefully described as foaf:Agents. For example, a server listening for SSH connections has its own identity (the so-called "host key"). Once could_theoretically_ claim that the server was a foaf:Agent operating on behalf of the owner/administrator, but if you do that you risk diluting the meaning of foaf:Agent to the extent that it becomes utterly meaningless. > What about adding owl:Thing to the mix? Basically, I am assuming that the following is true: > > owl:Thing owl:equivalentClass rdfs:Resource. > > If the above is false, then we have insight that will ultimately lead to useful insights about what's being modeled here. I don't know enough about the precise semantics of owl:Thing to say for sure whether that would fit the bill, though I suspect it might. M. -- Mo McRoberts - Analyst - BBC Archive Development, Zone 1.08, BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA, MC3 D4, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ, 0141 422 6036 (Internal: 01-26036) - PGP key CEBCF03E ----------------------------- http://www.bbc.co.uk This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. -----------------------------
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