RE: Describing the "nature" of a resource

Hello John,

Not seeking to argue or disagree.... only to observe that the subject
line is 'Describing the "nature" of a resource' and that the natures
being ventured are more intrinsic to representations.

Stuart
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@ccil.org] 
> Sent: 17 May 2007 14:54
> To: Williams, Stuart (HP Labs, Bristol)
> Cc: www-tag@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Describing the "nature" of a resource
> 
> Williams, Stuart (HP Labs, Bristol) scripsit:
> 
> > I think the assertions that tried out below are assertions about 
> > nature of some representations, rather than assertions 
> about resources 
> > (except indirectly in cases where the resource has a single 
> > representation that is either invariant over time or the assertions 
> > are maintained in sync with changes).
> 
> Lots of perfectly sensible metadata is about representations 
> rather than
> resources: the creation date, for example, is typically the 
> creation date of the representation.
> 
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