Re: Cambridge Communique

Maybe the thing to do is take a simple example like books and start 
growing RDF and XML Schema representations with evolving emphasis on 
data description, data querying, and data display.  (Did someone say 
use case?)  Detailed implementations, such as were recently 
referenced on this list, are valuable resources, but starting at the 
beginning might provide real value.  Then maybe we can add some meat 
to the Cambridge Communique.

Ken

At 2:56 PM +1100 11/12/1999, Arnold deVos wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Renato Iannella <renato@dstc.edu.au>
>[...snip...]
>  >
>  > I think this highlights the possible confusion between XML and RDF
>  > Schemas. If I want to describe my Books - should I use XML or RDF
>  > Schema? Or Both?
>
>I would have said neither.  You might describe books with RDF.  RDF-schema
>would only come into play if you wanted to describe your description.
>
>But if the question is: "Do I use RDF or XML to describe books?", then some
>of the tradeoffs that occur to me are:
>
>RDF:  syntax already done, only need a book description data model.  Can
>base this on Dublin Core.
>
>XML: must invent a book description syntax.
>
>RDF: can distribute book information among many RDF documents, can make
>second-order statements.
>
>XML: these features may or may not be allowed of your book description
>syntax.
>
>RDF: difficult to use with XSL.  Maybe the syntax is not very attractive.
>
>XML: can use with XSL (and CSS).  Make the syntax as nice as you like.
>
>
>- Arnold
>---
>Arnold deVos
>Langdale Consultants
>adv@langdale.com.au


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