- From: Jonathan Borden <jonathan@openhealth.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:33:11 -0400
- To: "Jonathan Borden" <jonathan@openhealth.org>, "patrick hayes" <phayes@ai.uwf.edu>
- Cc: <www-rdf-logic@w3.org>
> > Yeah well having an incredibly precise view of the meaning of an RDF triple > when there is no precise view of the meaning of each URI that forms the > triple is, well, sort of like building a slate roof on a mud hut -- the > problem isn't the roof -- and now you are asking me to add a second floor -- > oh great that floor will be made of brick! > Just so my position isn't misinterpreted. I favor using OWL to define the meaning of URI references to the extent that is possible -- i.e. an OWL ontology referenced by a URI and definition for terms identified by the fragment identifiers that form the URI reference whose formal meaning is being defined. In this case, OWL isn't just being layered _on_ RDF, but the underlying meaning of an RDF triple depends on the meaning of its URI references which are themselves defined in OWL. Jonathan
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