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RDFa Working Group Teleconference

Minutes of 09 September 2010

Present
Mark Birbeck, Shane McCarron, Ivan Herman, Knud Möller, Toby Inkster, Steven Pemberton
Chair
Ivan Herman
Scribe
Toby Inkster
IRC Log
Original
Resolutions

None.

Topics
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13:23:58 <trackbot> Meeting: RDFa Working Group Teleconference
13:23:58 <trackbot> Date: 09 September 2010
13:24:10 <ivan> Chair: Ivan
13:25:15 <ivan> -> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdfa-wg/2010Sep/0036.html agenda call for the meeting

Ivan Herman: -> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdfa-wg/2010Sep/0036.html agenda call for the meeting

13:56:22 <ivan> zakim, dial ivan-voip

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Ivan Herman: zakim, dial ivan-voip

13:56:22 <Zakim> ok, ivan; the call is being made

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13:56:23 <Zakim> SW_RDFa()10:00AM has now started

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13:56:24 <Zakim> +Ivan

Zakim IRC Bot: +Ivan

14:00:20 <Zakim> +ShaneM

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14:00:29 <Zakim> + +3539149aaaa

Zakim IRC Bot: + +3539149aaaa

14:00:41 <ivan> zakim, aaaa is Knuth

Ivan Herman: zakim, aaaa is Knuth

14:00:41 <Zakim> +Knuth; got it

Zakim IRC Bot: +Knuth; got it

14:00:56 <Knud> it's Knud, actually. :)

Knud Möller: it's Knud, actually. :)

14:01:04 <Knud> zakim, mute me

Knud Möller: zakim, mute me

14:01:04 <Zakim> sorry, Knud, I do not know which phone connection belongs to you

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14:01:04 <Zakim> present: markbirbeck, ShaneM, Ivan, Knud, tinkster, steven
14:01:14 <Zakim> -Ivan

Zakim IRC Bot: -Ivan

14:01:21 <markbirbeck> zakim, code?

Mark Birbeck: zakim, code?

14:01:22 <Zakim> the conference code is 7332 (tel:+1.617.761.6200 tel:+33.4.26.46.79.03 tel:+44.203.318.0479), markbirbeck

Zakim IRC Bot: the conference code is 7332 (tel:+1.617.761.6200 tel:+33.4.26.46.79.03 tel:+44.203.318.0479), markbirbeck

14:01:28 <ivan> zakim, dial ivan-voip

Ivan Herman: zakim, dial ivan-voip

14:01:28 <Zakim> ok, ivan; the call is being made

Zakim IRC Bot: ok, ivan; the call is being made

14:01:28 <Knud> zakim, aaaa is Knud

Knud Möller: zakim, aaaa is Knud

14:01:28 <Zakim> sorry, Knud, I do not recognize a party named 'aaaa'

Zakim IRC Bot: sorry, Knud, I do not recognize a party named 'aaaa'

14:01:30 <Zakim> +Ivan

Zakim IRC Bot: +Ivan

14:01:40 <Steven> zakim, dial steven-617

Steven Pemberton: zakim, dial steven-617

14:01:40 <Zakim> ok, Steven; the call is being made

Zakim IRC Bot: ok, Steven; the call is being made

14:01:41 <Zakim> +Steven

Zakim IRC Bot: +Steven

14:01:49 <Zakim> + +44.785.583.aabb

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14:01:50 <Knud> zakim, Knuth is Knud

Knud Möller: zakim, Knuth is Knud

14:01:50 <Zakim> +Knud; got it

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14:01:55 <Knud> zakim, mute me

Knud Möller: zakim, mute me

14:01:55 <Zakim> Knud should now be muted

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14:01:58 <Knud> better?

Knud Möller: better?

14:02:54 <tinkster> yes

Toby Inkster: yes

14:03:03 <tinkster> zakim, who's on the phone?

Toby Inkster: zakim, who's on the phone?

14:03:03 <Zakim> On the phone I see Ivan, ShaneM, Knud (muted), Steven, +44.785.583.aabb

Zakim IRC Bot: On the phone I see Ivan, ShaneM, Knud (muted), Steven, +44.785.583.aabb

14:03:11 <tinkster> zakim,aabb is me

Toby Inkster: zakim,aabb is me

14:03:11 <Zakim> +tinkster; got it

Zakim IRC Bot: +tinkster; got it

14:03:24 <tinkster> yep.

Toby Inkster: yep.

14:04:17 <ivan> scribenick: tinkster

(Scribe set to Toby Inkster)

14:04:22 <ivan> scribe: Toby
14:05:02 <Knud> I think mark is about to call in

Knud Möller: I think mark is about to call in

14:05:11 <Knud> :)

Knud Möller: :)

14:05:22 <tinkster> Ivan: manu sent out an agenda. First item is RDFa API. Mark, Manu and Benjamin are absent, so difficult to discuss this item. Unless Benjamin and Mark appear, we should skip it for now.

Ivan Herman: manu sent out an agenda. First item is RDFa API. Mark, Manu and Benjamin are absent, so difficult to discuss this item. Unless Benjamin and Mark appear, we should skip it for now.

14:05:42 <Zakim> +??P2

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14:05:44 <Zakim> -??P2

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14:06:20 <Zakim> +??P2

Zakim IRC Bot: +??P2

14:06:32 <markbirbeck> zakim, ?

Mark Birbeck: zakim, ?

14:06:32 <Zakim> I don't understand your question, markbirbeck.

Zakim IRC Bot: I don't understand your question, markbirbeck.

14:06:38 <ivan> zakim, P2 is mark

Ivan Herman: zakim, P2 is mark

14:06:38 <Zakim> sorry, ivan, I do not recognize a party named 'P2'

Zakim IRC Bot: sorry, ivan, I do not recognize a party named 'P2'

14:06:38 <markbirbeck> zakim, i am ?

Mark Birbeck: zakim, i am ?

14:06:39 <Zakim> +markbirbeck; got it

Zakim IRC Bot: +markbirbeck; got it

14:06:46 <ivan> zakim, ??P2 is mark

Ivan Herman: zakim, ??P2 is mark

14:06:46 <Zakim> I already had ??P2 as markbirbeck, ivan

Zakim IRC Bot: I already had ??P2 as markbirbeck, ivan

14:09:01 <Zakim> -ShaneM

Zakim IRC Bot: -ShaneM

14:09:13 <ShaneM> grrr.  brb

Shane McCarron: grrr. brb

14:09:13 <ShaneM>topic: RDFa API, vs. RDF API (re Sandro's mail)

1. RDFa API, vs. RDF API (re Sandro's mail)

14:09:25 <tinkster> Ivan: have people seen Sandro Hawke's email, fowarded to the WG mailing list?

Ivan Herman: have people seen Sandro Hawke's email, fowarded to the WG mailing list?

14:09:51 <Zakim> +ShaneM

Zakim IRC Bot: +ShaneM

14:10:12 <markbirbeck> q+, To say that this is no accident. :)

Mark Birbeck: q+, To say that this is no accident. :)

14:10:23 <markbirbeck> q+

Mark Birbeck: q+

14:10:49 <tinkster> ... Gist of it is that the RDFa API defines a generalised RDF API. I (Ivan) would agree that the DOM-dependent parts of it are fairly small; a lot of it is very general though we don't advertise the API that way.

... Gist of it is that the RDFa API defines a generalised RDF API. I (Ivan) would agree that the DOM-dependent parts of it are fairly small; a lot of it is very general though we don't advertise the API that way.

14:11:18 <ivan> ack markbirbeck

Ivan Herman: ack markbirbeck

14:11:22 <tinkster> ... Community could find a general RDF API useful, so should we make this a clear aim of the RDFa API?

... Community could find a general RDF API useful, so should we make this a clear aim of the RDFa API?

14:13:11 <tinkster> markbirbeck: The way this came about is that the first drafts were very RDFa-specific. Obviously, RDFa is a serialisation of RDF, so there's always going to be a generic component. Manu integrated my (Mark's) ideas with Benjamin's. During this, the RDFa-specific stuff diminished.

Mark Birbeck: The way this came about is that the first drafts were very RDFa-specific. Obviously, RDFa is a serialisation of RDF, so there's always going to be a generic component. Manu integrated my (Mark's) ideas with Benjamin's. During this, the RDFa-specific stuff diminished.

14:13:52 <Knud> :D

Knud Möller: :D

14:14:22 <tinkster> ... My input has come from my own RDF library, which in turn takes inspiration from various other libraries.

... My input has come from my own RDF library, which in turn takes inspiration from various other libraries.

14:14:58 <tinkster> ... I did look at Tabulator when I first started. Ivan had commented that there are similarities with Jena's API.

... I did look at Tabulator when I first started. Ivan had commented that there are similarities with Jena's API.

14:16:13 <tinkster> Ivan: so can we make this more explicit, and can we get people to review its potential as a general RDF API?

Ivan Herman: so can we make this more explicit, and can we get people to review its potential as a general RDF API?

14:16:35 <markbirbeck> q+

Mark Birbeck: q+

14:16:40 <ivan> ack markbirbeck

Ivan Herman: ack markbirbeck

14:16:44 <tinkster> ... How difficult/easy would it be to make the generalness of the API explicit in the document?

... How difficult/easy would it be to make the generalness of the API explicit in the document?

14:17:06 <ShaneM> A title change might be the right thing to do.

Shane McCarron: A title change might be the right thing to do.

14:17:26 <tinkster> markbirbeck: quite easy, but this might be difficult from a political perspective.

Mark Birbeck: quite easy, but this might be difficult from a political perspective.

14:18:24 <tinkster> zakim, mute me

zakim, mute me

14:18:24 <Zakim> tinkster should now be muted

Zakim IRC Bot: tinkster should now be muted

14:19:23 <tinkster> Ivan: The W3C Semantic Web Activity is definitely the right place to define an RDF API; and within the Activity, the RDFa WG seems the most appropriate currently existing working group.

Ivan Herman: The W3C Semantic Web Activity is definitely the right place to define an RDF API; and within the Activity, the RDFa WG seems the most appropriate currently existing working group.

14:19:46 <tinkster> ... But would people expect a new group to be set up?

... But would people expect a new group to be set up?

14:20:18 <tinkster> ... Should we change the document before or after we go public with the generic-API message?

... Should we change the document before or after we go public with the generic-API message?

14:21:40 <tinkster> markbirbeck: Let's not change this in the next publication round. And then maybe look at an RDF API document - perhaps as a fork.

Mark Birbeck: Let's not change this in the next publication round. And then maybe look at an RDF API document - perhaps as a fork.

14:22:20 <tinkster> ivan: I'm not sure about two parallel documents - even on a temporary basis.

Ivan Herman: I'm not sure about two parallel documents - even on a temporary basis.

14:22:32 <ShaneM> dont mind.

Shane McCarron: dont mind.

14:22:36 <Knud> agreeing

Knud Möller: agreeing

14:22:40 <Steven_> +0

Steven Pemberton: +0

14:24:01 <tinkster> Ivan: we should all blog/tweet/email the general RDF community for feedback.

Ivan Herman: we should all blog/tweet/email the general RDF community for feedback.

14:25:16 <tinkster> Ivan: the real goal of the API is Javascript - how valid is it for other languages.

Ivan Herman: the real goal of the API is Javascript - how valid is it for other languages.

14:27:17 <tinkster> ShaneM: I think it's interesting that an RDFa API has a subset that is applicable to general RDF.

Shane McCarron: I think it's interesting that an RDFa API has a subset that is applicable to general RDF.

14:27:48 <Steven_> I think that that is safer

Steven Pemberton: I think that that is safer

14:29:36 <tinkster> Ivan: actually the RDFa-specific bits of the RDFa API aren't really RDFa-specific: they're DOM-specific.

Ivan Herman: actually the RDFa-specific bits of the RDFa API aren't really RDFa-specific: they're DOM-specific.

14:30:17 <Zakim> -Knud

Zakim IRC Bot: -Knud

14:30:22 <tinkster> ... Before we start beating drums we should agree on a sales pitch.

... Before we start beating drums we should agree on a sales pitch.

14:30:27 <Knud> weird

Knud Möller: weird

14:31:24 <Zakim> +Knud

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14:31:34 <Knud> zakim, mute me

Knud Möller: zakim, mute me

14:31:34 <Zakim> Knud should now be muted

Zakim IRC Bot: Knud should now be muted

14:31:44 <markbirbeck> ACTION: Mark to add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion.

ACTION: Mark to add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion.

14:31:44 <trackbot> Created ACTION-37 - Add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion. [on Mark Birbeck - due 2010-09-16].

Trackbot IRC Bot: Created ACTION-37 - Add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion. [on Mark Birbeck - due 2010-09-16].

14:31:06 <ivan> Topic: Issue 39.

2. ISSUE-39.

14:32:00 <tinkster> ivan: the next item is ISSUE-39. Firstly, Richard Cyganiak brought up a simpler format for term mappings.

Ivan Herman: the next item is ISSUE-39. Firstly, Richard Cyganiak brought up a simpler format for term mappings.

14:33:09 <ShaneM> q+

Shane McCarron: q+

14:33:10 <tinkster> ... Secondly, Mark is not keen on using RDF for profiles at all.

... Secondly, Mark is not keen on using RDF for profiles at all.

14:33:15 <ivan> ack ShaneM

Ivan Herman: ack ShaneM

14:33:16 <Steven_> action-37?

Steven Pemberton: ACTION-37?

14:33:16 <trackbot> ACTION-37 -- Mark Birbeck to add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion. -- due 2010-09-16 -- OPEN

Trackbot IRC Bot: ACTION-37 -- Mark Birbeck to add proposed wording to wiki for how we might approach the RDFa API->RDF API discussion. -- due 2010-09-16 -- OPEN

14:33:16 <trackbot> http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/track/actions/37

Trackbot IRC Bot: http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/track/actions/37

14:35:54 <tinkster> ShaneM/Mark: Mark isn't asking for this issue to be reopened. Mark thinks this issue shouldn't have been closed in the first place - there wasn't consensus on it.

ShaneM/Mark: Mark isn't asking for this issue to be reopened. Mark thinks this issue shouldn't have been closed in the first place - there wasn't consensus on it.

14:36:45 <tinkster> Mark: I don't want to slow the work down, but this is an issue I feel strongly about.

Mark Birbeck: I don't want to slow the work down, but this is an issue I feel strongly about.

14:37:45 <ShaneM> I still think we can resolve issue 39 regardless of the other bit.

Shane McCarron: I still think we can resolve ISSUE-39 regardless of the other bit.

14:38:59 <tinkster> ivan: I don't want to make a big procedural issue about this, but it's a good idea to try to sort this out before we get to last call.

Ivan Herman: I don't want to make a big procedural issue about this, but it's a good idea to try to sort this out before we get to last call.

14:39:22 <Steven_> issue-39?

Steven Pemberton: ISSUE-39?

14:39:22 <trackbot> ISSUE-39 -- Profiles, term mappings, and URIs as literals -- open

Trackbot IRC Bot: ISSUE-39 -- Profiles, term mappings, and URIs as literals -- open

14:39:22 <trackbot> http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/track/issues/39

Trackbot IRC Bot: http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/track/issues/39

14:40:58 <tinkster> ... ShaneM: I think we can still work on Richard's bit of ISSUE-39 under the assumption that we're using RDF profiles. If we change profile format later on, so be it.

... ShaneM: I think we can still work on Richard's bit of ISSUE-39 under the assumption that we're using RDF profiles. If we change profile format later on, so be it.

14:42:00 <tinkster> tinkster: I can live with whatever resolution is being proposed.

Toby Inkster: I can live with whatever resolution is being proposed.

14:42:41 <ShaneM> http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/wiki/ProfileSpec

Shane McCarron: http://www.w3.org/2010/02/rdfa/wiki/ProfileSpec

14:45:44 <Zakim> -ShaneM

Zakim IRC Bot: -ShaneM

14:46:22 <markbirbeck> waiting for Shane... :)

Mark Birbeck: waiting for Shane... :)

14:46:22 <Zakim> +ShaneM

Zakim IRC Bot: +ShaneM

14:46:27 <ShaneM> grrrr

Shane McCarron: grrrr

14:47:34 <tinkster> markbirbeck: I object to this change.

Mark Birbeck: I object to this change.

14:48:07 <tinkster> ... And I think this is the kind of thing that a lot of semweb people might object to it.

... And I think this is the kind of thing that a lot of semweb people might object to it.

14:48:54 <tinkster> ... It's simpler, but it's not good RDF. The W3C has held the line on RDF semantics for many years, we shouldn't break ranks.

... It's simpler, but it's not good RDF. The W3C has held the line on RDF semantics for many years, we shouldn't break ranks.

14:48:54 <ShaneM> q+ to ask mark about mappings

Shane McCarron: q+ to ask mark about mappings

14:51:41 <ivan> ack ShaneM

Ivan Herman: ack ShaneM

14:51:41 <Zakim> ShaneM, you wanted to ask mark about mappings

Zakim IRC Bot: ShaneM, you wanted to ask mark about mappings

14:52:18 <ivan> q+

Ivan Herman: q+

14:53:33 <tinkster> ShaneM: the RDFa profile document, when it's not being processed as a profile - when it's just being read as a document itself - then those triples should mean something.

Shane McCarron: the RDFa profile document, when it's not being processed as a profile - when it's just being read as a document itself - then those triples should mean something.

14:53:45 <markbirbeck> <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name> rdfa:term "name" .

Mark Birbeck: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name> rdfa:term "name" .

14:54:04 <tinkster> ... Is it your assertion that the proposal makes the profiles less meaningful as documents.

... Is it your assertion that the proposal makes the profiles less meaningful as documents.

14:55:12 <tinkster> markbirbeck: yes. The example I just posted is sufficient for processing, but not very good semantically.

Mark Birbeck: yes. The example I just posted is sufficient for processing, but not very good semantically.

14:55:26 <markbirbeck> ?x rdfa:term "name" .

Mark Birbeck: ?x rdfa:term "name" .

14:55:26 <markbirbeck> ?x rdfa:uri "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name" .

Mark Birbeck: ?x rdfa:uri "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name" .

14:55:32 <tinkster> ... semantically we're annotating foaf:name there rather than just defining a mapping.

... semantically we're annotating foaf:name there rather than just defining a mapping.

14:56:10 <ivan> ack ivan

Ivan Herman: ack ivan

14:57:39 <tinkster> ivan: I don't deny the original vocab is semantically more correct. Even Richard agreed with that. But the proposal is about a compromise between ease-of-use and semantic-correctness.

Ivan Herman: I don't deny the original vocab is semantically more correct. Even Richard agreed with that. But the proposal is about a compromise between ease-of-use and semantic-correctness.

14:58:30 <tinkster> markbirbeck: isn't it the W3C's job to aim for correctness in standards?

Shane McCarron: isn't it the W3C's job to aim for correctness in standards?

14:58:52 <tinkster> s/markbirbeck/ShaneM/
14:59:34 <ShaneM> we can't be codifying things that are incorrect.  that way lies madness.

Shane McCarron: we can't be codifying things that are incorrect. that way lies madness.

14:59:47 <tinkster> markbirbeck: Some of these things are being discussed as part of rdf.next, but we shouldn't jump the gun: we should keep to existing RDF semantics.

Mark Birbeck: Some of these things are being discussed as part of rdf.next, but we shouldn't jump the gun: we should keep to existing RDF semantics.

15:00:39 <tinkster> ShaneM: profile authors will be a rare breed. if things are a little more complicated for them, so be it.

Shane McCarron: profile authors will be a rare breed. if things are a little more complicated for them, so be it.

15:01:04 <tinkster> ivan: The way I see this going is that we should resolve in favour of no change.

Ivan Herman: The way I see this going is that we should resolve in favour of no change.

15:01:32 <tinkster> ShaneM: there are some editorial changes needed.

Shane McCarron: there are some editorial changes needed.

15:01:33 <ivan> PROPOSED: on ISSUE-39 do not change the current structures

PROPOSED: on ISSUE-39 do not change the current structures

15:01:53 <tinkster> ShaneM: do we have a quorum?

Shane McCarron: do we have a quorum?

15:02:50 <tinkster> ShaneM: we should e-mail the list with our no-change conclusion, but not enough people here for an on-call resolution.

Shane McCarron: we should e-mail the list with our no-change conclusion, but not enough people here for an on-call resolution.

15:03:46 <ivan> - adjurned

Ivan Herman: - adjurned

15:03:59 <Zakim> -ShaneM

Zakim IRC Bot: -ShaneM

15:04:09 <ivan> zakim, drop me

Ivan Herman: zakim, drop me

15:04:09 <Zakim> Ivan is being disconnected

Zakim IRC Bot: Ivan is being disconnected

15:04:10 <Zakim> -Ivan

Zakim IRC Bot: -Ivan

15:04:10 <Zakim> -markbirbeck

Zakim IRC Bot: -markbirbeck

15:04:11 <Zakim> -Knud

Zakim IRC Bot: -Knud

15:04:13 <Zakim> -Steven

Zakim IRC Bot: -Steven

15:04:23 <tinkster> ivan: I'll get Manu to call for an ISSUE-39 vote on the mailing list.

Ivan Herman: I'll get Manu to call for an ISSUE-39 vote on the mailing list.

15:04:28 <Zakim> -tinkster

Zakim IRC Bot: -tinkster

15:04:29 <Zakim> SW_RDFa()10:00AM has ended

Zakim IRC Bot: SW_RDFa()10:00AM has ended

15:04:31 <Zakim> Attendees were Ivan, ShaneM, +3539149aaaa, Steven, +44.785.583.aabb, Knud, tinkster, markbirbeck

Zakim IRC Bot: Attendees were Ivan, ShaneM, +3539149aaaa, Steven, +44.785.583.aabb, Knud, tinkster, markbirbeck



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