Re: Attention Users! (RDF Core WG Decisions)

Hello Aaron,

thanks for summarizing the recent RDF Core WG decisions, please continue to do
that! I believe it is great for us "non-full-timers" on RDF to follow recent
developments.

Two comments (possibly issues?) :

With the solution of rdfms-empty-property-elements the meaning of <rdf:li/>
is clear, but though it may be usefull it is not allowed by the current M+S
production rules. The same applies to <rdf:RDF/> (an empty model). Please add
some rules for these cases to the production set, otherwise RDF is not
compatible to XML which defines <ns:something/> as an abbreviation of
<ns:something></ns:something>.

The example you give in the solution to rdf-containers-formalmodel is not
valid RDF according to the current M+S production rules. They only allow
the rdf:_n form as attributes, for elements the rdf:li form must be used.
Accordingly, current parsers transform rdf:li XML to rdf:_n triples, and
serializers transform rdf:_n triples back to rdf:li XML. If the example is
valid, I assume you are going to allow rdf:_n XML elements in the transfer
syntax. But then please explain when to use each form, and when to transform
between them.

Ciao,
Karsten Otto

Received on Monday, 25 June 2001 16:25:21 UTC