- From: Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 17:00:08 -0500
- To: public-webid@w3.org
On 2/4/24 4:54 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote: > Observations on WebID definition and specification > > 1. Our collective grasp of WebID's essence is substantial, yet not > absolute. There's a notable consensus (around 60%-90%) on its > definition and specification, but achieving complete unanimity has > been elusive. > > 2. This shared understanding has facilitated progress in certain areas > while posing challenges in others. A more crystallized consensus would > greatly simplify work items based on WebID. > > 3. Currently, WebID's comprehensive definition and specification are > dispersed across various resources over time, including within the > Solid community, leading to divergent interpretations. > > 4. The WebID CG stands as the most fitting forum for establishing a > definitive and comprehensive articulation of WebID. It's incumbent > upon the CG to undertake this clarification. > > 5. Efforts towards a complete definition are often hindered by minor > discrepancies, notably around serialization debates, or implementation > details, stalling progress for years. > > 6. Addressing this by adopting a serialization-neutral definition of > WebID could be the initial step, with serialization specifics to > follow. This could be as simple as one sentence following another. > > 7. Presently, the lack of a lucid, universally accepted definition of > WebID impedes our collective clarity and progress. > > Suggestion: Forward movement hinges on a shared commitment to a > serialization-agnostic, implementation-neutral understanding of WebID, > fully specified, and free from ambiguities. > > Once established, we can then delve into serialization specifics. I > suggest we do this so that everyone can get behind a shared > understanding, thus making life and future consensus that much easier. Hi Melvin, Nobody disputes that. The prevailing problem right now is reaching consensus on how that is achieved. Related. [1] https://github.com/w3c/WebID/issues/58 -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder & CEO OpenLink Software Home Page: http://www.openlinksw.com Community Support: https://community.openlinksw.com Weblogs (Blogs): Company Blog: https://medium.com/openlink-software-blog Virtuoso Blog: https://medium.com/virtuoso-blog Data Access Drivers Blog: https://medium.com/openlink-odbc-jdbc-ado-net-data-access-drivers Personal Weblogs (Blogs): Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@kidehen Legacy Blogs: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen/ http://kidehen.blogspot.com Profile Pages: Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kidehen/ Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kingsley-Uyi-Idehen Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidehen Google+: https://plus.google.com/+KingsleyIdehen/about LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen Web Identities (WebID): Personal: http://kingsley.idehen.net/public_home/kidehen/profile.ttl#i : http://id.myopenlink.net/DAV/home/KingsleyUyiIdehen/Public/kingsley.ttl#this
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