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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 15:02:41 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from Mike Champion <mc@x...> of "Fri, 08 Nov 2002 15:02:58 EST." <R4XHFE9GTQMIEIHZVKIH1XZTKFUQ.3dcc1872@MChamp>
• Sender: uche.ogbuji@f...

> > To me, it is just the union of 
> >the localized domains with links between them where possible. If there 
> >is value in the localized domains, why would the integration of them 
> >into a Web of links be problematic?
> 
> Nothing that I know of offhand.  Can it cope with inconsistencY
> of assertions?

Can the Web cope with conflicting statements and differences in opinion 
expressed in content?

> Can it actually work without an
> "ontology authority" to maintain trust and consistency across domains?

Can the Web work without a linking authority to guarantee links, and to 
establish trust of content?

> Will the spammers, pornographers, and assorted slimeballs co-opt it
> for their purposes?

Can the Web survive the coopting of spammers, pornographers, and assorted 
slimeballs?  How about specific Web facilities such as Google?


> All that remains to be seen.

Ah, but will you admit it if/when you see it?  :-)


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Uche Ogbuji                                    Fourthought, Inc.
http://uche.ogbuji.net    http://4Suite.org    http://fourthought.com
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