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Re: XML/RDF

• To: Mike Champion <mc@x...>
• Subject: Re: XML/RDF
• From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:28:39 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from Mike Champion <mc@x...> of "Mon, 04 Nov 2002 15:25:49 EST." <OJ86SRSOVQ053WC7B85YXPOONFBQMI.3dc6d7cd@MChamp>
• Sender: uche.ogbuji@f...

> 11/4/2002 2:48:17 PM, "Danny Ayers" <danny666@v...> wrote:
> 
> 
> >I'm sure there are plenty of other examples (like Mozilla and the thousands
> >of RSS 1.0 syndicated feeds...).
> 
> Thanks for the factlets ...
> 
> As for Mozilla (dmoz.org?) and RSS 1.0, to what extent are these simply XML
> formats that just happen to be RDF-friendly, as far as most users
> are concerned?  In other words, what can I do with RSS 1.0 or dmoz.org
> data because it is RDF?  (Please don't say "use any RDF tool to process
> it" :-) I don't have no stinkin' RDF tools around because I can't think of 
> anything useful to do with them!... I'm asking what concrete 
> applications/ontologies/whatever can be brought to bear on these specific 
> data sources)

See.  I knew it.  Danny fell for the trap, and I could have predicted the 
follow on question.

I'm not in a charitable mood, so I'll give my response.

What can I do with XML that I can't do with simple comma-delimited files?  And 
don't tell me "use XML tools to process it.  I may not have any stinking XML 
tools around because I can't think of anything useful to do with them!

As I said, *no* technology can be "justified" to a committed skeptic.  So why 
bother trying?


-- 
Uche Ogbuji                                    Fourthought, Inc.
http://uche.ogbuji.net    http://4Suite.org    http://fourthought.com
Python&XML column: 2. Introducing PyXML - http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/09/25/p
y.html
The Past, Present and Future of Web Services 1 - http://www.webservices.org/ind
ex.php/article/articleview/663/1/24/
The Past, Present and Future of Web Services 2 - 'http://www.webservices.org/in
dex.php/article/articleview/679/1/24/
Serenity through markup - http://adtmag.com/article.asp?id=6807
Tip: Using generators for XML processing - http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork
s/xml/library/x-tipgenr.html

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