- From: David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:42:57 -0500
- To: Jonathan A Rees <rees@mumble.net>
- Cc: www-tag <www-tag@w3.org>
Jonathan, Review of: http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/uddp/ I started a detailed review of this document yesterday, but today I see that it has substantially changed. Since you previously stated that your call for change proposals would be opened TODAY, I think it is quite unreasonable to give this document so little review time before it is frozen. Overall, this document is NOT yet ready for use as a baseline for httpRange-14 change proposals: - As a baseline, this document should faithfully convey the intent of the existing httpRange-14 resolution. But it currently goes far beyond this, often including positions based on personal opinion that have no basis in the existing httpRange-14 decision. - As pointed out by multiple people, the document strays into the murky tar pit of talking about the "meaning" of a URI. This is a major tactical error. It is unnecessary, and IMO reflects a persistent misunderstanding of semantic web architecture (which never should have been called "semantic" in the first place, as that term has led to no end of confusion and misconception). Regarding "meaning" the rule should be simple: DON'T GO THERE. - The document invents cumbersome terminology in an effort to be precise, rather than using well-established existing terms and clarifying those terms where necessary. This makes the document hard to read. I will try to follow up with more detailed comments, but wanted to get this out before today's deadline. -- David Booth, Ph.D. http://dbooth.org/ Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer.
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