Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
On 29/11/12 20:51, Peter Ansell wrote: On 29 November 2012 21:28, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: == Relationships with Other Apache Projects Although current RDF/SPARQL support in LMF is build on top of OpenRDF Sesame API, Marmotta is closely related to many Apache projects, such as Stanbol, Jena and Any23. See “Alignment” above. Hi Andy, Any23 is also based on the OpenRDF Sesame API, so it doesn't seem to fit in a list after Although. It may be easier to fit it in the list before saying Although. In addition, Stanbol can theoretically work with OpenRDF Sesame API through Clerezza, or through OWLAPI with my extensions that have not yet been accepted into the OWLAPI trunk. May be easier to avoid saying Although altogether. Good luck Marmotta team! Peter, The dev mailing list is up and running so do come and join the discussions. New style naming: dev AT marmotta.incubator.a.o Andy - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
[RESULT][VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the reviewing the proposal. The voting thread is from: http://s.apache.org/yj The vote results: There were 13 +1 votes, of which 10 were binding. No 0 or -1 votes. The vote passes. Andy Votes: (* = binding) Ross Gardler * Fabian Christ Andy Seaborne * Alan Cabera * Bertrand Delacretaz * Nandana Mihindukulasooriya * Dave Fisher * Alexei Fedotov Ted Dunning * Chris Mattman * Ralph Goers * Jakob Homan * Andreas Kuckartz - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 non-binding Andy Seaborne: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly * Move the existing LMF source from the current Google Code page to the Apache infrastructure * Remove LMF extensions that are not relevant for a core Linked Data
[VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly * Move the existing LMF source from the current Google Code page to the Apache infrastructure * Remove LMF extensions that are not relevant for a core Linked Data platform (e.g. semantic search and content enhancement) * Define a
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (binding) On 29 November 2012 11:28, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/**incubator/MarmottaProposalhttp://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly * Move the existing LMF source from the current Google Code page to the Apache
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (unbinding since I am not yet an IPMC member) 2012/11/29 Ross Gardler rgard...@opendirective.com +1 (binding) On 29 November 2012 11:28, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/**incubator/MarmottaProposal http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 binding Regards, Alan On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Andy Seaborne wrote: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: ...Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal... +1 with a small caveat: ... = Nominated Mentors Fabian Christ (fchrist at apache dot org)... Fabian is not currently a member of the Incubator PMC, so him being a mentor is subject to being voted in and accepted by the board. We are working on this, and should be able to confirm that within 72 hours - just wanted to point out that formally he's not in yet. -Bertrand - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
Hi, On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: +1 (binding) Best Regards, Nandana
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 binding Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: +1 binding Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (binding) On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Alexei Fedotov alexei.fedo...@gmail.comwrote: +1 On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: +1 binding Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (binding). Cheers, Chris On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Andy Seaborne wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly * Move the existing LMF source from the current Google Code page to
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (binding) Ralph On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Andy Seaborne wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly * Move the existing LMF source from the current Google Code page to the
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
+1 (binding) On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Ralph Goers ralph.go...@dslextreme.comwrote: +1 (binding) Ralph On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:28 AM, Andy Seaborne wrote: Hi there, Following the discussion thread, here is the formal vote on the Marmotta proposal: Please cast your votes on whether to accept the Apache Marmotta proposal: [ ] +1 Accept Marmotta into the Apache Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Marmotta [ ] -1 Do not accept the Marmotta proposal because ... The vote will be open until at least 23:59 Sunday 2nd December UTC (which is three full days from midnight tonight) Andy http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/MarmottaProposal --- == Abstract Marmotta is a Linked Data platform for industry-strength installations. == Proposal The goal of Apache Marmotta is to provide an open implementation of a Linked Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on Linked Data. The phrase Linked Data is used here idiosyncratically to refer to a data integration paradigm across the Web. The term was coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 2006, and it is based on four very simple principles which basically describe recommended best practices for exposing, sharing, and connecting pieces of data, information, and knowledge on the Semantic Web using URIs and the RDF technology stack. Therefore Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. Marmotta will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, Reasoning, and Versioning. Marmotta aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open access/restricted access, etc). == Background The Semantic Web isn't just about putting data on the web. It is about making links, so that a person or machine can explore the web of data. Moreover, the Web has quickly evolved to a Read-Write paradigm, and Linked Data technologies too. And Marmotta will address this challenge and offer a common infrastructure for organizations working in this area. Marmotta comes as a continuation of the work in the Linked Media Framework (aka LMF) project. LMF is an easy-to-setup server application that bundles central Semantic Web technologies to offer some advanced services. The Linked Media Framework consists of LMF Core which provides a Read-Write Linked Data server, plus some modules that complement the server with other added added capabilities, such as, SPARQL 1.1, LDPath, LDCache, Reasoning, Versioning, etc. Besides, LMF also provides a Client Library, currently available in Java, PHP, and Javascript, as a convenient API abstraction around the LMF web services. Currently LMF integrates with other relevant tools (Apache Stanbol, Google Refine or Drupal) to cover a wider range of use cases and needs. == Rationale Linked Data technologies are now at a turning point from mostly research projects to industrial applications, and a lot of standardisation is currently in progress. Industrial applications require a reliable and scalable infrastructure that follows and helps defining a standard way of publishing and consuming Linked Data on the Web. The proposers have a strong background in building such applications and have invested considerable effort in the last years to building up an initial version of such a platform (the “Linked Media Framework” or “LMF”). Starting from this solid base, we strongly believe that Apache is the right environment to open the development of this project to a wider scope. Marmotta has the potential of being a reference implementation and Apache provides a better environment for a collaborative development effort. With its well-established governance model based on meritocracy and handling IP/legal issues, people from different organizations can more easily contribute to the project. This will help unify the efforts of people implementing the Linked Data Platform specification and other Semantic Web standards. In addition, it would considerably help organizations in adopting Linked Data technologies and would provide a solid base for further research activities in the community. == Initial Goals * Foster the use of Semantic Web Technologies in industry * Provide an open source and community-driven implementation of a Linked Data Platform and related Semantic Web standards, LDP 1.0 Draft and SPARQL 1.1 mainly *
Re: [VOTE] Accept Marmotta into the incubator
On 29 November 2012 21:28, Andy Seaborne a...@apache.org wrote: == Relationships with Other Apache Projects Although current RDF/SPARQL support in LMF is build on top of OpenRDF Sesame API, Marmotta is closely related to many Apache projects, such as Stanbol, Jena and Any23. See “Alignment” above. Hi Andy, Any23 is also based on the OpenRDF Sesame API, so it doesn't seem to fit in a list after Although. It may be easier to fit it in the list before saying Although. In addition, Stanbol can theoretically work with OpenRDF Sesame API through Clerezza, or through OWLAPI with my extensions that have not yet been accepted into the OWLAPI trunk. May be easier to avoid saying Although altogether. Good luck Marmotta team! Cheers, Peter - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
