- From: Patrick Stickler <patrick.stickler@nokia.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:26:34 +0300
- To: ext Graham Klyne <GK@ninebynine.org>, RDF Core <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
On 2002-04-16 11:10, "ext Graham Klyne" <GK@NineByNine.org> wrote: > I'd like to offer the following proposal for the RDF datatyping > abstract. The key points I'm aiming for here are: > 1. intro to RDF, importance for application information exchange > 2. interpretation of literal strings in RDF > 3. datatyping builds upon the RDF model theory > > I think any more, or attempt at explanation here, is distracting and > unhelpful. > > ----- > > [[ > The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a language for representing > information in the World Wide Web, with a particular goal of meaningful > data exchange between applications. RDF uses URI-references and literal > strings to denote things described; interpretation of URIs is covered by > the RDF Model Theory. > > This memo describes a framework for use and interpretation of literal > strings in RDF, by reference to a concept of well known "datatypes", which > map strings to values. It builds upon the semantic framework described in > the RDF Model Theory. > ]] > > #g Sounds reasonable. I'll look at integrating it (or a revision thereof) in the next draft release. Patrick -- Patrick Stickler Phone: +358 50 483 9453 Senior Research Scientist Fax: +358 7180 35409 Nokia Research Center Email: patrick.stickler@nokia.com
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