On Oct 21, 2004, at 10:38 AM, Karen Coyle wrote:
> which is not what this proposal does. This proposal does not have an
> authority list, it has a separate URI value for each entry in what was
> once an authority list.
Yup; have to agree with Karen again. Apples and oranges.
> I have to be honest -- I'm not a great fan of RDF. I see it as all form
> and little substance. In other words, RDF is syntax, and what I really
> care about is semantics.
RDF is a way to model data; it's not about syntax, given there are a
variety of ways to represent it (XML just one of them).
I think the use of uris in that world is just a method to ensure unique
web-enabled ids.
Bruce
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