On 23/07/2018 17:02, Detlev Balzer wrote: > I also vote YES. > > Where natural-language names are desired for readability, why not allow for > any number of non-normative label sets? This would put Chinese or Armenian > class and property names on a par with the English ones, without compromising > interoperability as long as the distinction between URI and label is kept in > mind. We already have multilingual labels (seven languages) appearing in the January 2015 version of the RDF, which could be picked up and used in a language-sensitive user interface for CRM instances. At present the detailed definition of each class and property is an English-only <rdfs:comment>, but there is no reason why the RDF could not include multilingual definitions as well.
Richard > > Best, > Detlev > > Am 19.07.2018 um 18:39 schrieb Martin Doerr: >> Dear All, >> >> The current text "Expressing the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model in RDF" >> (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCGZ4iBzekcEYo4Dy0hI8CrZ7dTkMD2rJaxavtEOET0/edit?ts=5b50b922) >> >> contains the phrase: >> "In addition, for convenience of implementation we have defined number-only >> classes and properties e.g. “E63” or “P2”, and declared each of them to be >> equivalent to the corresponding full form" >> >> In the past, this option was provided and widely rejected by users. I do not >> know of any installation using it. >> >> It was proposed again because CRM-SIG reserves the right to change labels >> without changing the code ("E63", "P2" etc.), in cases when the meaning is >> preserved but the existing label causes confusion and can be replaced by a >> more fitting or at least less confusing one. These changes are very rare, >> and explicit in the amendment of the respective version. >> >> Those of you who support: >> "In addition, for convenience of implementation we have defined number-only >> classes and properties e.g. “E63” or “P2”, and declared each of them to be >> equivalent to the corresponding full form" >> please vote *YES. >> >> *Those of you who support: >> "The English label is part of the definition of the RDF classes and >> properties. Number-only classes and properties e.g. “E63” or “P2”, are not >> provided". Other means of supporting migration between label versions to be >> discussed. >> >> please vote *NO. >> >> *(Those who believe the issue is not sufficiently formulated please vote >> "VETO". One or more "VETO" will stop the e-mail vote as a whole and postpone >> it to the next physical meeting) >> >> Best >> >> Martin >> >> -- >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> Dr. Martin Doerr | Vox:+30(2810)391625 | >> Research Director | Fax:+30(2810)391638 | >> | Email: [email protected] | >> | >> Center for Cultural Informatics | >> Information Systems Laboratory | >> Institute of Computer Science | >> Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) | >> | >> N.Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, | >> GR70013 Heraklion,Crete,Greece | >> | >> Web-site: http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl | >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Crm-sig mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ics.forth.gr/mailman/listinfo/crm-sig >> -- *Richard Light*
