- From: Ron Daniel <rdaniel@interwoven.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:39:11 -0700
- To: "Aaron Swartz" <aswartz@upclink.com>, "Brian McBride" <bwm@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Cc: "rdf core" <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
Aaron said:
> I'd like to point out that the Core is dependent on a large
> number of issues that have not been brought up for discussion
> yet. I'd like to put in a request that we begin focusing on some
> important model issues rather than continuing with the
> low-hanging fruit syntax ones.
Indeed. Things that need particular discussion about whether they
are in the core model are:
xml:lang http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-xmllang
object type
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfs-xml-schema-datatypes
subject type http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-literalsubjects
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-literals-as-resources
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-abouteach
The first column are things that came from David Megginson's implementation
experience with DATAX and RDFFilter[1]. Being based on such experience means
they must, IMHO, be seriously considered. I urge people to read his
brief message:
[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-interest/2000Feb/0090.html
The second column are issues we already have that seem relevant to his
points.
In addition, we also have issues about identifying contexts:
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-graph
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-contexts
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-identity-of-statements
which seems to me to be a necessary part of the model.
I don't think these all have to be settled before we have some
draft core models to compare, but they will have to be by the time
we have a last call core model.
Various other issues point out places where our choice of core model will
have a drastic effect on allowed solutions to higher-layer problems,
and can provide sanity tests to compare alternative proposals for the
core model:
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-identity-of-statements
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdf-formal-semantics
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-quoting
http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-logical-formalism
It would be nice if, before a bunch of us go off and propose different
cores, we decided on some of the requirements they must meet.
Regards,
Ron
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