Re: Subsets of the Superset

On 11/11/23 12:48 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
>
> Issue raised: https://github.com/w3c/WebID/issues/21
>
> Once the superset specification has been drafted, we will also need 
> subset specs as outlined in #17 <https://github.com/w3c/WebID/issues/17>
>
> Which ones should be selected?
>
> Here's my votes:
>
> +1 JSON-LD
> +1 Turtle
>
> -1 RDFa
> -1 anything that mandates XHTML
>
> +0 everything else
>
> The reasoning behind this is to align with current adoption, 
> popularity with web developers, backwards compatibility, and areas 
> that have a chance of achieving broad adoption and growth.
>
> Happy to hear other opinions on this.
>

FWIW -- Turtle should be considered an option (MAY) rather than a 
requirement (SHOULD). The Web is already replete with WebIDs and 
WebID-Profile documents, predominantly comprising:

 1. HTML documents.
 2. Embedded structured data islands (rich metadata) formulated in
    entity relationship graph format using any combination of JSON-LD,
    Microdata, RDFa, or Plain Old Semantic HTML (POSH) – with JSON-LD
    leading in terms of future adoption growth.

While the world may not be eagerly awaiting, nor particularly concerned 
about, a WebID specification, having a spec that formalizes an already 
widely used pattern would be beneficial.

Historically, such advice has often been disregarded in the context of 
W3C specifications, leading to outcomes where developers largely ignore 
these specifications, opting instead to develop broadly adopted yet 
flawed solutions. This situation persists while the relevant W3C spec 
remains mired in ongoing and repetitive debate.

Having been involved in this field for an extended period, I can only 
offer advice based on substantial evidence and extensive experience 
across various levels.


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