Re: Proposal for ISSUE-40 Skolemization

Nah, that is even scarier. On reflection, maybe it is OK to say it doesnt "change the meaning". This phrase is just vague enough to be considered true, I think. BUt I dont like scare quotes if we can void them. So how about 

[[ADD: This transformation does not change the meaning of an RDF graph, provided that the Skolem URIs do not occur anywhere else.]]

Pat

On May 18, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Richard Cyganiak wrote:

> On 18 May 2011, at 20:20, Peter Frederick Patel-Schneider wrote:
>>>> [[ADD: Implementors should realize that this transformation changes the meaning
>>>> of an RDF graph (but this change is generally not harmful).]]
>>> 
>>> That sounds a bit scary. Perhaps:
>>> 
>>> [[ADD: This transformation does not change the meaning of an RDF
>>> graph, except “using up” the Skolem IRI.]] 
>> 
>> But this isn't true.
> 
> Grumble.
> 
> How about this?
> 
> [[ADD: This transformation slightly changes the meaning of an RDF graph, because it “fixes” what the Skolem IRI identifies. See the Skolemization Lemma in [RDF-Semantics] for a detailed technical discussion.]]
> 
> Best,
> Richard
> 

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