- From: Thomas B. Passin <tpassin@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:54:45 -0400
- To: <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
[Charles McCathieNevile] > > Actually there is a difference in this example. I can declare that a > restaurant is a Pho Restaurant, and that a Pho restaurant is a type of > Vietnamese restaurant. To do that in SQL you either change your query each > time you add something new, or you change your table to carry the extra > information. > Right, and this is the point about flexibility that the OP would have done better to have illustrated. The way it was presented, the point was not made. > And if you're really keener on ethnic obscurities such as deep fried mars > bars, blood sausage and meat pudding with oysters, hamburgers and fried > balls of mashed potato, the ability to describe predicates is pretty useful - > redefining the meaning of 'ethnic' is a pretty common activity. > Yup, another of the RDF advantages (my number (6), I think). > Personally I'm going for Japanese food, but not the kind developed in > California... > I know what you mean! Cheers, Tom P
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