- From: Krzysztof Janowicz <jano@geog.ucsb.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:47:32 -0700
- To: semantic-web@w3.org
- Message-ID: <51BB4924.8020708@geog.ucsb.edu>
IMHO, Linked Data is a paradigm while RDF is a data model (in fact, it is a bit more than that) with different serialization formats such a N3. Thus, Linked Data does not imply the use of RDF. Similarly, object-oriented programming also does not imply the use of Java or C++. Unsurprisingly, RDF is very well suited for Linked Data. Therefore, by using RDF (SPARQL, etc) we can focus on semantic interoperability issues and take a high degree of syntactic interoperability for granted. Best, Krzysztof On 06/13/2013 09:37 PM, Austin William Wright wrote: > What debate are you talking about? Linked data, as far as I'm aware, > is defined at <http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html>. You > can't exactly vote on the meaning of a definition, can you? If the > meaning is ambiguous, then it is ill-defined. But that doesn't let us > change the definition. > > RDF is just one implementation of linked data, but not necessarily the > only one. (Think like how HTTP is an implementation of REST.) However, > there's no other effort to create an implementation, currently the > only way to provide a truly inoperable linked data implementation is > to use RDF. > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:22 AM, David Booth <david@dbooth.org > <mailto:david@dbooth.org>> wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Ending the Linked Data debate -- PLEASE VOTE *NOW*! > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:19:27 -0400 > From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org <mailto:david@dbooth.org>> > To: community, Linked <public-lod@w3.org <mailto:public-lod@w3.org>> > > [Sidebar: A term of art is "A word or phrase that has special > meaning in a particular context". (The Free Dictionary)] > > A heated debate has been raging about the accepted meaning > of the term "Linked Data" in the context of the Semantic > Web community -- whether or not this term implies the use > of RDF. Since this depends on people's perceptions of the > term's meaning, rather than an official definition, a simple > poll has been created to settle this debate quantitatively. > The poll asks: > > In normal usage within the Semantic Web community, > does the term "Linked Data" imply the use of RDF? > > PLEASE VOTE NOW at > http://goo.gl/cbyQd > > VOTING RULES > 1. One vote per person. Persons with multiple email > addresses are prohibited from voting more than once. > > 2. To prevent ballot stuffing, only votes from those who > have **previously posted a message** on a public W3C email > list (*before* 13-Jun-2013) will be counted. The W3C > email search form will be used to ensure compliance: > http://goo.gl/aqtGW > > 3. To ensure that votes are counted correctly (and to > detect forged ballots), all votes will be verified and > listed publicly at > http://goo.gl/PXhRG > > Results of this poll may be viewed at > http://goo.gl/GMeom > (NOTE: The "View all responses" link on that page is > auto-generated and cannot be disabled. Unfortunately it > links to the *editable* version of the response list, > which should not be shared, so please do not request > it. The link above at #3 shows the same list in > read-only mode.) > > Thank you, > David Booth > > P.S. Please restrict follow-up discussion about this poll to > public-lod@w3.org <mailto:public-lod@w3.org> > > > > > > -- Krzysztof Janowicz Geography Department, University of California, Santa Barbara 5806 Ellison Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060 Email: jano@geog.ucsb.edu Webpage: http://geog.ucsb.edu/~jano/ Semantic Web Journal: http://www.semantic-web-journal.net
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