- From: Jan Algermissen <jalgermissen@topicmapping.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:35:04 +0200
- To: Frank Manola <fmanola@acm.org>
- CC: Graham Klyne <GK@ninebynine.org>, "www-rdf-interest@w3.org" <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Hi, thanks to all the replies and clarifications on this issue. They are helping a lot. Frank Manola wrote: > There is a vast literature on > the complexity that has resulted from allowing duplicate rows into > relational databases and query languages (think about defining the > results of a COUNT function, for example). Please let's not go there in > RDF! Yes, exactly. "Making the same statement twice doesn't make it more true" :o) Actually, I had expected that the position of the RDF spec was crystal clear on this (given the degree of formalism applied in other corners of the specs collection). Anyhow, thanks a lot. Jan -- Jan Algermissen http://www.topicmapping.com Consultant & Programmer http://www.gooseworks.org
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