Re: review of SWC section 2 (ACTION 518)

Sandro Hawke wrote:
> Reviewing "Symbols in RIF Versus RDF/OWL" in SWC [1], it looks good.

thanks.

> The one thing I'd like to see would be a little more explanation of when
> and how blank nodes are observably different from constants.  Right
> after:
> 
>> However, in contrast to blank nodes, which are essentially
>> existentially quantified variables, RIF local symbols are constant
>> symbols. 
> 
> maybe add something like this (which may be wrong)...
> 
>      In many applications and deployment scenarios, this difference is
>      inconsequential, so RDF blank nodes can be considered to be
>      equivalent to RIF local symbols.  However the difference can
>      produce different results when an RDF graph is used in a
>      non-assertional context, such as in a query pattern.

I thought this statement was a bit too strong (especially the word 
"equivalent" .  Instead, I wrote:
"In many applications and deployment scenarios, this difference may be 
inconsequential. However the results will differ when an RDF graph is 
used in a non-assertional context, such as in a query pattern."

> 
> If this subject is covered elsewhere in a document, a link would be
> fine, but I couldn't find it.
> 
> I did find this bit in Section 3:
> 
>> _ :x ex:hasName "John" . 
>>
>> saying that there is some blank node that has the name "John",
> 
> which should, I think, be:
> 
>      saying that there is something, denoted here by a blank node, which
>      has the name "John" 
> 
> (it's not the *node* which has the name John.)

Done.

> 
> Also, a minor editorial point, I noticed the links to specific Use Cases
> point to the TR version of the document.   I believe they should point
> to the Wiki version, so they'll end up (when published) pointing to the
> concurrently published version of UCR instead of the old one.

Done.

Thanks for the comments.


Best, jos

> 
>     -- Sandro
> 
> (This complete ACTION-518 [2])
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/wiki/SWC#Symbols_in_RIF_Versus_RDF.2FOWL_.28Informative.29
> [2] http://www.w3.org/2005/rules/wg/track/actions/518
> 

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