Re: Uniform access to descriptions

Williams, Stuart (HP Labs, Bristol) wrote:
> Xiaoshu,
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: www-tag-request@w3.org [mailto:www-tag-request@w3.org]
>> On Behalf Of Xiaoshu Wang
>> Sent: 10 April 2008 17:13
>> To: Jonathan Rees
>> Cc: Michael K. Bergman; www-tag@w3.org WG; Phil Archer
>> Subject: Re: Uniform access to descriptions
>>
>> Jonathan Rees wrote:
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>> Jonathan,
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>> I don't want to be annoying.  But please make a clear and objective
>> definition of *description* for UA2D.
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>> Honestly, I don't think how you can separate UA2D from httpRange-14
>> because you can only define *description* w.r.t.  IR or non-IR.
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>> I bet if you think hard enough, you will find that *description* is the
>> same thing as *representation*.  Inventing a synonymy won't solve any
>> problem.
>>
>> Xiaoshu
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> [In what follows "s/awww:resource/thing" if you prefer]
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> With apologies for all the 'awww:...'ing, but Pat did ask that we speak very carefully.
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> That one 'awww:resource' describes another 'awww:resource' (possibly amongst other 'awww:resource') is a relation between 'awww:resources' and other 'awww:resources' which describe them.
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Yes, this is what we modeled in RDF (or described in human language). 
Why do we want to move it into HTTP, unless we want to drop RDF or human 
language?  I guess the answer to this question is obvious no. 

Let me model it in such so it is much clear:

*resource* - (LINK) - *resource* should not stand. 

Then *representation* - describes (LINK) - *resource*.  This is the next 
model we agreed upon.

Now, try to find a place for *description*?
> A given 'awww:resource' may have one or more 'awww:representations' (ephemeral messages which convey some view of current 'content' of the given 'awww:resource'). Those 'awww:representations' are *not* the give 'awww:resource' they are 'of' it, but they are not 'it'. I think that we, you an I have agreed on that many times already.
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> 'awww:resources' that described also have 'awww:representations', but those are 'awww:representations' of the description (an 'awww:resource' that describes) and *not* 'awww:representations' of the described 'awww:resource'.
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> Phew...
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> So... Synonymy? No!
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> Thanks,
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> Stuart
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