IRC log of rdf-star on 2025-09-04

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agenda: https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/e39fe026-428e-4736-8476-cb179725a892/20250904T120000/
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clear agenda
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agenda+ Approval of last week’s minutes: -> 1 https://www.w3.org/2025/08/28-rdf-star-minutes.html
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agenda+ Identifying issues to solve before CR -> 2 https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/20/views/8
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meeting: RDF & SPARQL WG biweekly meeting
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I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/04-rdf-star-minutes.html TallTed
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previous meeting: https://www.w3.org/2025/08/28-rdf-star-minutes.html
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next meeting: https://www.w3.org/2025/09/05-rdf-star-minutes.html
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chair: ora
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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chair+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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present+
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scribe+
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present+
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agenda?
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zakim, next item
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agendum 1 -- Approval of last week’s minutes: -> 1 https://www.w3.org/2025/08/28-rdf-star-minutes.html -- taken up [from agendabot]
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zakim, agendum 1
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I don't understand 'agendum 1', pfps
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present+
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ora: any concerns with minutes?
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PROPOSAL: Approve last week's minutes
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+1
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RESOLVED: Approve last week's minutes
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zakim, next item
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agendum 2 -- Identifying issues to solve before CR -> 2 https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/20/views/8 -- taken up [from agendabot]
16:07:28 [pfps]
ora: line item 1 - what are we going to do?
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q?
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q+
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https://github.com/w3c/rdf-star-wg/issues/169
16:07:44 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-star-wg/issues/169 -> Issue 169 definition of reifiers is non-normative and seems vague (by rat10) [needs discussion] [propose closing] [ms:CR]
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subtopic: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-star-wg/issues/169
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ack tl
16:08:43 [pfps]
tl: there is a PR by Enrico that I haven't seen completely read yet
16:08:47 [Enrico]
q+
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ack Enrico
16:08:59 [pchampin]
Enrico's PR: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-semantics/pull/156
16:09:00 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-semantics/pull/156 -> Pull Request 156 Better text in Section 5.3 with the purpose of relating triple terms and asserted triples. (by franconi)
16:09:15 [pfps]
enrico: I created a PR after a conversation with James
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enrico: I added some clarification in the text, but no substantive changes
16:10:02 [pchampin]
q+
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enrico: we could add a class for reifiers
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ack pchampin
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pchampin: I'm -1 on defining a class for reifier because it is syntacti
16:11:22 [niklasl]
+1 on "reifier is syntactic"
16:11:42 [pfps]
pchampin: I'm not sure about providing a domain for rdf:reifies
16:11:47 [TallTed]
rdf-semantics/pull/156 appears not to have connection to rdf-star-wg/issues/169, at least in github... that is, there is no mention of one in the other
16:11:59 [Enrico]
I understand the argument by pchampin, and I agree with him
16:12:18 [pfps]
pchampin: That would be just as vague as reificagtion
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ack pfps
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q+
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ack niklasl
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pfps: I think we are again in the situation of providing text for others when we are not sure what is wanted
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nicklasl: I agree that reifier is syntactic, and vague
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nicklasl: we don't have a class for the domain of rdfs:label, for example
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s/nicklasl/niklasl
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ack lisp
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niklasl: I think that the issue is mostly wording at this point
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james: enrico and I had a conversation about the text
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q+
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ack tl
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pfps: I just find it very frustrating to go on and on without knowing what is wanted
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16:17:28 [Enrico]
q+
16:18:10 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/220 -> Pull Request 220 Annotations on assserted triples are based on operational semantics (by rat10) [ms:CR]
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q?
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ack tl
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and ... https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/220
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ack Enrico
16:19:05 [pfps]
tl: I posted a comment in https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/220 with my feelings
16:19:53 [pfps]
enrico: I see agreement on PR 156
16:19:57 [AndyS]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/220#issuecomment-3249916970
16:20:57 [pfps]
enrico: as far as Semantics is concerned rdf:reifies is not special
16:21:26 [pfps]
enrico: all that is there is that its range is rdfs:Proposition
16:21:27 [niklasl]
+1 to explain purpose
16:21:35 [tl]
pfps: and my comment https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/220#issuecomment-3249916970, which tries to concisely describe what Ithink is needed, was added after your last comment (as of now)
16:22:19 [Souri]
s/Ithink/I think/
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ora: let's try to finish of these issues
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q+
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ack lisp
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ora: what about other issues?
16:23:07 [Souri]
s/finish of /finish off /
16:23:32 [TallTed]
subtopic: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129
16:23:33 [gb]
s|https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129|-">https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129|-> Issue 129 Distinguish the RDF Data Model from the Abstract Syntax (by gkellogg) [ms:CR] [needs discussion] [spec:substantive] https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129
16:23:54 [AndyS]
and https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/232
16:23:55 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/232 -> Pull Request 232 revise to use "abstract data model" to unify "abstract syntax" and "data model" (by lisp)
16:23:56 [pfps]
james: What about https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129
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16:24:14 [pfps]
james: I adopted some changes
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q+
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james: Peter has already approved the PR
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ack AndyS
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AndyS: james, if this PR is merged can the issue be closed
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TallTed: I had an editorial comment
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james: I accepted that comment
16:27:04 [pfps]
AndyS: I'll merge the PR
16:27:59 [pfps]
ora: How about moving the datatype definitions?
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pchampin: We can close issue
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ora: OK
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AndyS: The PR needs some work before it can be merged
16:29:51 [pfps]
james: I'll accept the suggested change
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subtopic: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169
16:30:26 [gb]
s|https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169|-">https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169|-> Issue 169 Relative IRI Reference should bind to the irelative-ref production (by gkellogg) [ms:CR] [spec:editorial] https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169
16:30:35 [pfps]
ora: what about https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169
16:31:02 [TallTed]
subtopic: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-turtle/issues/89
16:31:03 [pfps]
AndyS: That one is editorial, so I don't see why that is marked as for CR
16:31:03 [gb]
s|https://github.com/w3c/rdf-turtle/issues/89|-">https://github.com/w3c/rdf-turtle/issues/89|-> Issue 89 Different parsing of the same absolute IRI with or without base IRI (by Tpt) [ErratumRaised] [ms:CR] [needs discussion] https://github.com/w3c/rdf-turtle/issues/89
16:31:53 [pfps]
AndyS: RFC 3986 has some vagueness - there are legal IRIs that don't make much sense for RDF
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AndyS: Some of these are treated differently in N-Triples and Turtle because of base issues
16:33:30 [Souri]
typo in title of https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169: irelative-ref -> relative-ref
16:33:37 [pfps]
AndyS: I suggest that we add wording about treating IRI schemas correctly if possible
16:33:44 [pchampin]
q+
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q-
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AndyS: So IRIs that are good will be treated the same, but iffy/unwise/ugly IRIs may be treated differently by different systems
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ora: There are parts of the IRI spec that allow divergence
16:35:32 [pfps]
AndyS: This requires definining good IRIs
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AndyS: There are also issues related to . and .. path components
16:35:52 [TallTed]
Souri -- typo now noted on the issue.
16:36:17 [pfps]
pchampin: We already have some wording related to this
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pchampin: Better definitions in this area seem indicated
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ora: What is required?
16:37:29 [pfps]
AndyS: I haven't checked the state of the PRs so I'm not sure exactly what is still needed.
16:37:36 [Dominik_T]
rrsagent, generate the minutes
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16:38:12 [pchampin]
"RDF safe IRIs" ?
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ora: can we resolve this with some small amount of effort
16:39:03 [pchampin]
+1
16:39:14 [pfps]
AndyS: Can we remove the CR label on https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169
16:39:15 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169">https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169 -> https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169
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ora: We are relying on other standards and we can't fix all their problems
16:40:29 [pfps]
ora: What do we need to say in our spec ti insulate us from their problems
16:41:10 [pfps]
AndyS: In some sense we are using the RFC for something that it wasn't quite intended to be used for
16:42:04 [TallTed]
Souri -- `irelative-ref` is actually correct, there.
16:42:26 [pfps]
ora: An explanation on how we use the RFC would be useful
16:42:32 [niklasl]
Relying on formal precision (science) based on a technical environment (engineering) is ... challenging.
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ack AndyS
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AndyS: Pierre-Antoine and I will work on this
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ora: Please report back next time
16:43:25 [Dominik_T]
rrsagent, generate the minutes
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16:43:49 [pfps]
AndyS: What about https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143
16:43:50 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143 -> Issue 143 "3.7 Replacing Blank Nodes with IRIs" very misleading (by franconi) [ms:CR] [spec:bug]
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subtopic: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143
16:44:34 [doerthe]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/236
16:44:35 [gb]
https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/236 -> Pull Request 236 Issue #143 (Skolemization) (by doerthe)
16:45:19 [pfps]
doerthe: I have something to do on this, and I would like Enrico's comments
16:45:34 [pchampin]
s|AndyS: What about https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143|
16:45:49 [pchampin]
s|https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143 -> Issue 143 "3.7 Replacing Blank Nodes with IRIs" very misleading (by franconi) [ms:CR] [spec:bug]|
16:47:07 [pfps]
ora: What else?
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ack tl
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tl: five lines all relate to one issue
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ack pchampin
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pchampin: I looked at RDF Concepts. I didn't find anything about vagueness of rdf:reifies
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pchampin: there was progress on requesting horizontal review
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pchampin: we are OK with some because nothing involves their area
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ora: Pat Hayes said it is OK to forward his email to the mailing list
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ora: I will do this after our meeting
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q+
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ack Enrico
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enrico: I committed a change to the semantics PR
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ora: is there a SPARQL meeting tomorrow
16:53:26 [pfps]
AndyS: yes
16:53:29 [Dominik_T]
rrsagent, generate the minutes
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ora: adjourn
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s/ora: What else?/Topic: AOB
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RRSAgent, make minutes
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I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/04-rdf-star-minutes.html pchampin
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m2gbot, link issues with transcript
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-star-wg/issues/169#issuecomment-3254623590
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/129#issuecomment-3254623634
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/232#issuecomment-3254623680
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169#issuecomment-3254623725
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comment already there: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/169#issuecomment-3254623725
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-turtle/issues/89#issuecomment-3254623844
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/issues/143#issuecomment-3254623895
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comment created: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-concepts/pull/236#issuecomment-3254623961
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