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- Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:10:12 +0000
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RDF-ISSUE-26 (Deprecate rdf:ID on nodes): Should we deprecate rdf:ID on RDF/XML node elements? (use rdf:about instead) [Cleanup tasks] http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/track/issues/26 Raised by: Sandro Hawke On product: Cleanup tasks The RDF 1999 and 2004 Recommendations for RDF/XML include two mechanisms for specifying the subject of a triple, rdf:about and rdf:ID. They have overlapping functionality: any occurances of rdf:ID can replaced with rdf:about, if a "#" is prepended to the value. (Are there exceptions to that rule?) Many experts advise using only rdf:about, avoiding rdf:ID. Should the WG align with this advice and say rdf:ID is only to be used for backward compatibility? (That is, RDF/XML parsers must continue to support it.) Note that this issue is only about rdf:ID on node elements; when used on property elements in RDF/XML it is part of the reificiation mechanism, which is part of ISSUE-25.
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