- From: <ping@lfw.org>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:48:55 -0700 (PDT)
- To: Laurent Denoue <Laurent.Denoue@univ-savoie.fr>
- cc: www-annotation@w3.org
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Laurent Denoue wrote:
>
> But the biggest problem is that it works with a central, CONTROLLED server
> (like CritLink).
> Someone wrote that Crit doens't have this problem : of course it does. Your
> annotations are stored on the Crit Server,
> and the administrator can modify or filter your annotations !
> It is the same as 3V.
I have to respond to this: this is not the case at all! This is a
very important difference between ThirdVoice and CritLink. The Crit
system permits annotations to be stored *anywhere* on the Web, by
*anybody* who can put up a web page in the normal fashion.
It does permit you to post your annotation on crit.org if you wish --
but only for convenience's sake. You can choose to post your
annotation anywhere you like, and even password-protect it if you
want. ThirdVoice users have no such option.
> There is already a way to annotate the Web : you just write a web page with
> links to the pages you want to annotate.
> BUT you can only annotate the whole page. To me, an annotation can be more
> precise.
I agree.
> BUT XPointers can handle this, so you are NOW (in theory) able to annotate any
> Web Page.
Not just in theory. CritLink is an application of the theory
that yields an actual, usable solution.
-- ?!ng
"Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember."
-- Oscar Levant
Received on Monday, 30 August 1999 05:40:54 UTC