Re: Reflexivity of subClassOf and subPropertyOf (was: Re: comments on RDF MT)

>herman.ter.horst@philips.com wrote:
>
>>[1] http://www.coginst.uwf.edu/~phayes/RDF%20Model%20Theory_Oct_draft.html
>
>
>The reflexivity rules for rdfs:subClassOf and rdfs:subPropertyOf still
>seem to be missing. We've already indicated this twice and have received
>replies on this that they will be added to 'the next release'. Have
>these been forgotten

Yes, they were forgotten. Sorry, and thanks for noticing. I will 
include them. The reflexivity rules are obviously valid.

>, or are there good reasons to not include them in
>the RDF MT?
>
>See:
>http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2002JanMar/0063.html
>
>and:
>http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-comments/2002JulSep/0003.html
>and it's follow-ups.

However, the MT does not, and will not, have the 'uml'-style 
restriction on subclasses of meta-classes asked for in the above 
message. The rule 'rdfs 11' proposed there is not RDFS-valid.

Best wishes

Pat Hayes
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Received on Monday, 11 November 2002 13:56:32 UTC