> I'm somewhat confused by this metadata discussion. > > Wouldn't things like phone numbers be considered data rather than > metadata?
As Brian mentioned, metadata is information about information. As it relates to sycamore, metadata is information about a wiki page (or the real-world object that is represented as a wiki page). So, Delta of Venus is represented as a page on the Davis wiki[1]. "(530) 753-8639" is information that describes something about Delta of Venus specifically it's phone number. > This syntax looks like it's going to get horribly messy, although i > suppose somewhat regularly formated things such as phone numbers could > be handed off to a parser. I do predict some very complex queries emerging that would get messy enough to warrant a special query-building interface. It's our challenge to simplify the syntax/interface enough so the average Jane/Joe can understand what's going on. I think that once people "get it" they'll love it and never look back. Scott ---------- [1] http://www.daviswiki.org/Delta_of_Venus _______________________________________________ Sycamore-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.projectsycamore.org/ https://tools.cernio.com/mailman/listinfo/sycamore-dev
