On Mar 1, 2007, at 4:10 AM, Danny Ayers wrote:

Am I right that the distinction your making is not

> between scraping and parsing.

but between client v.s. server taking the responsibility for mapping  
the info into RDF?

Doing that mapping is work.  It's key work in getting the RDF  
bonfires burning bright.

A personal opinion here: Demanding that only one of the three  
possible sources of labor do this work is not an effective strategy  
to getting a big fire.

I tend to think of work, like this, as wanting done.  The puzzle is  
where's the volunteer to turn the spade?  You get a damn sight more  
possible volunteers if you urge the population of clients and  
intermediaries to consider it.  Your also closer to the population  
that will benefit so the motivation is easier.

Chicken and egg problems are rarely resolved by focusing on one or  
the other.

  - ben


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