ISSUE-140: ASN uses different syntax for entity attributes and qualifiers

entity-qualifier-syntax

ASN uses different syntax for entity attributes and qualifiers

State:
CLOSED
Product:
prov-dm
Raised by:
Graham Klyne
Opened on:
2011-11-03
Description:
I note that the ASN uses expressions like:

entity(e, [attr=val, attr=val, ...])

for Entities, but:

wasDerivedFrom(e5,e3,pe4,qualifier(channel="out"),qualifier(channel="in"))

in other contexts. Yet it seems to me that they serve very similar purposes. The different syntax feels a bit inconsistent to me. Suggest:

entity(e, qualifier(attr=val, attr=val, ...))

This is not an important issue. If the editors choose to ignore it then I don't see it as something that should use up discussion time.
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Related emails:
  1. Re: PROV-ISSUE-140 (entity-qualifier-syntax): ASN uses different syntax for entity attributes and qualifiers (from L.Moreau@ecs.soton.ac.uk on 2011-11-30)
  2. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from GK@ninebynine.org on 2011-11-10)
  3. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from reza.bfar@oracle.com on 2011-11-09)
  4. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from ryan.golden@oracle.com on 2011-11-09)
  5. RE: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from MYERSJ4@rpi.edu on 2011-11-09)
  6. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from zednis@rpi.edu on 2011-11-09)
  7. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from satya.sahoo@case.edu on 2011-11-09)
  8. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from simon.miles@kcl.ac.uk on 2011-11-09)
  9. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from Paolo.Missier@ncl.ac.uk on 2011-11-09)
  10. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from L.Moreau@ecs.soton.ac.uk on 2011-11-09)
  11. Re: prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from dgarijo@delicias.dia.fi.upm.es on 2011-11-08)
  12. prov-dm qualifier: a proposal to vote on (deadline Wednesday midnight GMT) (from L.Moreau@ecs.soton.ac.uk on 2011-11-07)
  13. PROV-ISSUE-140 (entity-qualifier-syntax): ASN uses different syntax for entity attributes and qualifiers (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2011-11-03)

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Graham Klyne, 3 Nov 2011, 11:30:07

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