- From: Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:55:08 +0100
- To: <public-webont-comments@w3.org>
Reviewing the OWL Guide version 1.0, http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-owl-guide-20030210/: As a reader NOT participating in the working group (ie, not being part of all the intricate discussions), the current document is very confusing on the issue on how OWL and RDFS relate. The impression one gets when reading the document is that OWL picks bits and pieces of the RDFS document for its own purposes (rdfs:subClassOf, rdfs:label, etc), but deliberately ignores or deprecates, for example, rdfs:Property or rdfs:Class by introducing owl:Class, owl:ObjectProperty, and owl:Thing, etc. I presume there is a clear model on how these notions relate to one another, but I am afraid the current document creates real confusion to the community. Adding a separate chapter describing the 'onion model' of concentric possibilities offered by RDFS and the various OWL dialect would be beneficial. Ivan -- Ivan Herman W3C Head of Offices C/o W3C Benelux Office at CWI, Kruislaan 413, 1098SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel: +31-20-5924163; mobile: +31-641044153; URL: http://www.w3.org/People/all?pictures=yes#ivan
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