RE: More clearly warn that "generalized RDF" is non-standard (RDF-ISSUE-139)

Thanks David, I've just created RDF-ISSUE-139 [1] to keep track of your
feedback.

Regards,
Markus

[1] https://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/track/issues/139


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Wood [mailto:david@3roundstones.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 5:21 PM
> To: David Booth
> Cc: public-rdf-comments
> Subject: Re: More clearly warn that "generalized RDF" is non-standard
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> I acknowledge your comment and your concern.  I *personally* agree with
> you that we need to carefully word this section of RDF Concepts.
> 
> The next RDF WG meeting that I will be able to attend is 21 August, so
> I will put this on the agenda for that meeting.
> 
> Regards,
> Dave
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> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 1, 2013, at 10:28, David Booth <david@dbooth.org> wrote:
> 
> > Section 7 defines the notion of "generalized RDF", triples and
> datasets, but does not adequately warn that "generalized RDF" is non-
> standard. Case in point: this has already led to some discussion in the
> JSON-LD group about whether "generalized RDF" is a form of standard
> RDF.
> >
> > I suggest rewording section 7 to the following, using a "NOTE" call-
> out:
> > [[
> >    <p>It is sometimes convenient to loosen the requirements
> >    on <a>RDF triple</a>s.  For example, the completeness
> >    of the RDFS entailment rules is easier to show with a
> >    generalization of RDF triples.   </p>
> >
> >    <p>A <dfn>generalized RDF triple</dfn> is an RDF triple
> >    generalized so that subjects, predicates, and objects
> >    are all allowed to be IRIs, blank nodes, or literals.
> >    A <dfn>generalized RDF graph</dfn> is an RDF graph of
> >    generalized RDF triples, i.e., a set of generalized RDF
> >    triples.  A <dfn>generalized RDF dataset</dfn> is an RDF
> >    dataset of generalized RDF graphs where graph labels can
> >    be IRIs, blank nodes, or literals.</p>
> >
> >    <p class="note" id="note-generalized-rdf"> Any users of
> >    generalized RDF triples, graphs or datasets need to be
> >    aware that these notions are non-standard extensions of
> >    RDF and their use may cause interoperability problems.
> >    There is no requirement on the part of any RDF tool to
> >    accept, process, or produce anything beyond standard RDF
> >    triples, graphs, and datasets. </p>
> > ]]
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >