Re: WebID default serialization for WebID 2.x

On 1/24/22 1:02 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Kingsley Idehen (2022-01-24 17:32:55)
>> A WebID was supposed to be as follows:
>>
>> A resovable identifier that denotes an Agent, unambiguously.
> [...]
>
>> A NetID is a resolvable identifier that denotes and entity
>> unambiguously.
> Right.
>
> Subject of this email thread is tied to wether WebID should be...:
>
>   a) the W3C spec generally for Agent IDs - i.e. exact same as NetID
>   b) the W3C spec for Agent IDs usable only where Turtle is spoken
>      (others can call their Agent IDs NetID or BingoCards or whatever)
>   c) the W3C spec for Agent IDs usable only where JSON(-LD) is spoken
>      (others can call their Agent IDs NetID or BingoCards or whatever)
>
> In other words, do we want WebID simple or easy?


We (OpenLink) do, but I am not confident that will happen. Decoupling 
WebID from content-types has become too problematic :(

"MUST" for any content-type will never work.


>
>   * simple enough to be broadly usable


Our preference, as per NetID.


>
> or
>
>   * easy usable by constraining scope
>
>
>> It was never supposed to be complicated i.e., it's all about
>> "deceptively simple" design where simple things provide building
>> blocks for solving complex problems e.g., identity authenticity,
>> disparate data integration using data source names, and other
>> challenges.
> Amen.
>
>   - Jonas
>

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