Re: DAML query

The two are not the same.

The ``objects'' of triples that have the rdf:Property ``Speaker'' as their
property can be literals, whereas those for the daml:ObjectProperty version
cannot.

Peter F. Patel-Schneider


From: "Charlie Abela" <abcharl@maltanet.net> (by way of "Ralph R. Swick" <swick@w3.org>)
Subject: DAML query
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:30:40 -0400

> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 04:11:59 -0400 (EDT)
> Message-ID: <HGEBLIDFMBJHNGBAOLIKCEAMCBAA.abcharl@maltanet.net>
> From: "Charlie Abela" <abcharl@maltanet.net>
> To: <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
> 
> 
> Hi.
> 
> As I am new to both RDF and DAML I started by looking at the specs of
> DAML+OIL and some example ontologies.
> 
> I am a bit unsure as to the following representations
> 
>  
> 
> <rdf:Property rdf:ID="Speaker">
> 
>  
> 
> and 
> 
>  
> 
> <daml:ObjectProperty rdf:ID="Speaker">
> 
>  
> 
> I am thinking that they are the same. Right?
> 
> Why this difference then? Why not use a standard representation?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Charlie
> 
>  
> 
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>

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