ISSUE-4: Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies?

Alien Ranges

Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies?

State:
CLOSED
Product:
DCAT
Raised by:
Phil Archer
Opened on:
2012-01-06
Description:
DCAT defines a range for foaf:primaryTopic of dcat:Dataset. FOAF of course defines no such range restriction.

I asked about this on the Sem Web IG [1]. Jeremy Carrol and David Booth both agreed (mark the date - JJC and David Booth AGREED!) that this is no big deal. If people want to take on board our assertion that foaf:primaryTopic has a range of dcat:Dataset then they can but they don't have to.

It just feels wrong to me, if not downright rude to Dan and Libby? My preference would be just to leave the range as is (owl:Thing).

My preference would be simply to provide a usage note to say that when used with DCAT the expectation is that foaf:primaryTopic will point to a dcat:Dataset but not to actually define a range within the schema.


[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2011Nov/0150.html
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  1. Re: issues related to DCAT (from richard@cyganiak.de on 2012-09-27)
  2. Re: issues related to DCAT (from auguste.atemezing@eurecom.fr on 2012-09-25)
  3. Re: issues related to DCAT (from bhyland@3roundstones.com on 2012-09-25)
  4. Re: issues related to DCAT (from dave.e.reynolds@gmail.com on 2012-09-25)
  5. issues related to DCAT (from fadi.maali@deri.org on 2012-09-25)
  6. Re: ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from richard@cyganiak.de on 2012-01-17)
  7. RE: ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from irene@topquadrant.com on 2012-01-06)
  8. Re: ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from rreck@rrecktek.com on 2012-01-06)
  9. Re: ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from olyerickson@gmail.com on 2012-01-06)
  10. RE: ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from fadi.maali@deri.org on 2012-01-06)
  11. ISSUE-4 (Alien Ranges): Should we define ranges for other people's vocabularies? (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2012-01-06)

Related notes:

We shouldn't define them, but was provide usage notes. Resolved 27/9/12

Phil Archer, 27 Sep 2012, 14:41:06

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