On 6/18/13 7:15 AM, Norman Gray wrote:
Kingsley and all, hello.On 2013 Jun 18, at 11:51, Kingsley Idehen wrote:As already stated in an earlier post, I don't understand why "inference" and "reasoning" are words that are no longer associated (instinctively) with RDF as unique selling points. Being able to make increasingly precise sense of data (based on its entity relationship based structure) is a major virtue!Because they're very poor selling points for most people. For SW people, and _some_ techies, reasoning is a plus; for most people, including most techies, it's just confusing technobabble. That part of the sales pitch might as well be in swahili -- you'd do as well trying to sell a family car based on the number of megaflops in the engine-management system; you're more likely to put people off rather than reel them in. However inference and ubiquity/interoperability are separate and independent selling points, and people _do_ get the latter. For me, the LD practice means I can frame a clear and consistent interoperability story for RDF (perhaps with some light inference as a neat trick), leaving the heavy reasoning -- which is valuable for the reasons you say -- to a later and separate SW pitch. All the best, Norman
Norman, I have no issue with RDF based Linked Data.I have *eternal issues* with false notion that Linked Data can only be implemented with knowledge of RDF.
What makes this content of my sample document [1] Linked Data, RDF based Linked Data, or RDF?
I need to make a venn diagram to illustrate a nuance that's getting lost in this debate.
BTW -- Wondering why RDF continues to hit uptake intertia? It boils down to broken narratives that always attempt to teach parents how to make babies.
Links:1. http://kingsley.idehen.net/DAV/home/kidehen/Public/DropBox/Public/Linked%20Data%20Resources/linked-data-rdf-test2.ttl - a document comprised of structured data oriented content (i.e., a collection of entity relationship statements in EAV/SPO form).
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