Re: Minor normative error in LC drafts (ISSUE-144)

Dear Jeremy,

Thanks for your comment. We have raised an issue for tracking this [1]. 
We will get back to you on this.

Best,
Guus, on behalf of the RDF WG

[1] https://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/track/issues/144

On 01-10-13 22:23, Jeremy J Carroll wrote:
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> While preparing yet another attempt at text to suggest for my LC comment about using RDF to describe named graphs, I noted an error in the math in the LC documents.
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> In concepts we read:
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> [[
> An RDF dataset is a collection of RDF graphs, and comprises:
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> 	• Exactly one default graph, being an RDF graph. The default graph does not have a name and may be empty.
> 	• Zero or more named graphs. Each named graph is a pair consisting of an IRI or a blank node (the graph name), and an RDF graph. Graph names are unique within an RDF dataset.
> ]]
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> In semantics we read:
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> [[
> An RDF dataset (see [RDF11-CONCEPTS]) is a finite set of RDF graphs each paired with an IRI or blank node called the graph name,
> ]]
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> These are different.
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> In particular.
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> Concepts allows:
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> <eg:a> {}
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> <eg:b> {}
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> And semantics does not, since the empty graph is not paired with a single IRI or blank node.
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> ===
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> Sorry for noticing this very late.
>
> Jeremy J Carroll
> Principal Architect
> Syapse, Inc.
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Received on Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:20:01 UTC