RDFCal: the right way 'community process lite'

A different approach: a syntactic conversion of iCalendar to RDF

• implementation and testcase driven
• testcases from iCalendar generated by existing tools (Mozilla calendar, Apple iCal, Evolution) and usecases (restaurant opening hours, bus timetables, conferences)
• vocabulary (schema) generated automatically from accepted testcases
• vocabulary consistent with established usage
• virtual meetings and email discussion about modelling problems
• implementations
• paper trail: announcing changes to a public, archived, list
• roundtripping to iCalendar
• discussion with developers: Chandler, Apple iCal, RDF calendar developers

Result: testable, automated schema, with community input and documented reasons for decisions