RE: parsers that don't need rdf:RDF?

> From: www-rdf-interest-request@w3.org
> [mailto:www-rdf-interest-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Nikita Ogievetsky
> Sent: 27 September 2002 15:37
[snip]
> Indeed, this "rdf:RDF" requirement makes otherwise compact RDF annotations
> somewhat bulky.
> I would propose that processors may derive RDF-ness of the metadata
> by resolving namespace URI to see if it is an RDF schema.
> Otherwise it may just ignores the metadata.
>
> Currently most RDF processors require "resolvability" of  schema URI-s.
> With this proposal they will only assume that they are parsing an RDF
> fragment
> if the namespace resolves to an RDF schema.

On bad days nothing is resolvable!

Received on Friday, 27 September 2002 10:40:50 UTC