alan gebert wrote: > Hi, > >> proof, security, instability, centralization, protocols, etc... > > While it is tempting to focus on the small details: > > My 2 cents: > - RDF can deliver huge value in an intranet scenario today ( > not-quite-open world... you can forget about trust, proof, inference.. > even read/write issues for a while ) > - If we focus on simple applications, people will start using semweb tech > - We will slowly grow a culture > - The private sector will eventually build competitive solutions on top > - They will have it wrong the first time > - And the second... > - But eventually, through natural evolution and open market, the > Semantic IntraWeb will pave the way to the Semantic Web > > So... lets get our hands dirty with what we have and focus on what is > really really missing here: APPLICATIONS. > > One thing that recently made me think... I have been working in > semweb/AI research for a looong time ( 5 years, lurker mode ). So I > should be able to do something valuable with this today, right? > > I mean, I should be able to know what can be done with the tool... > Maybe this gives some ideas: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/ By no means exhaustive, but gives some directions... Ivan > But it turns out that what I know by heart is what can't be done. > > Will it be John-web-designer that runs into the linked data spec, a > ready to use sparql engine, and sees the light in all its simplified > glory? > > "do what you can, with what you have, where you are" > ( Teo R. ) > > nice quote, its got a lot of WWWs in it > No GGGs yet, you see... that's waaaaaay ahead > > Best, > Al > -- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ PGP Key: http://www.ivan-herman.net/pgpkey.html FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf
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