- From: Art Barstow <barstow@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 08:00:37 -0400
- To: Brian McBride <bwm@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Cc: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>, Graham Klyne <GK@NineByNine.org>, RDF core WG <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 08:25:19AM +0100, Brian McBride wrote: > Dan, > > I agree that it would be good to get work on this started. Art? I thought Dan's sentiment was that we weren't quite ready to begin work on: http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-formal-grammar Anyhow, I am willing to be the owner. However, if someone else in the WG would like to own this, that is certainly OK with me. Art --- > Dan Connolly wrote: > > > > I agree with the gist of your suggestion, Graham, > > but before anybody creates a new issue, I consider > > this to fall under an existing issue: > > > > "Summary: The grammar in the RDF 1.0 spec is informal and > > should be replaced. Something based on XML Schema should be > > considerd." > > > > -- http://www.w3.org/2000/03/rdf-tracking/#rdfms-formal-grammar > > > > Has that issue reached sifficient priority that we > > should attack it? > > > > Art, if you'd be willing to own that issue, I'd be > > willing to work with you on it. > > > > But I'm also happy for a few other issues to be > > addressed first; I have a ways to go before I'm > > ready to suggest a replacement for the whole RDF > > grammar. > > > > Graham Klyne wrote: > > > > > > Having just read through the XML infoset CR [1], which is commendably brief > > > and to-the-point, I note in particular the section 3 that sets out > > > requirements for other specifications to be conformant to this spec. > > > > > > I am thinking that, in redrafting the XML syntax of the RDF core, there may > > > be value in making its relationship to XML infoset the primary definition > > > > Quite; if we use XML Schema and/or XSLT for our formal > > grammar, we get that for free (more or less). > > > > > (hence keeping the RDF specification away from being caught up standard XML > > > syntax issues -- such as empty property elements). A direct BNF for > > > RDF/XML could also be included for informational purposes if still required. > > > > > > #g > > > -- > > > > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-infoset > > > > -- > > Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
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