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Re: RDF for unstructured databases, RDF for axiomatic

• To: "Shelley Powers" <shelleyp@b...>
• Subject: Re: RDF for unstructured databases, RDF for axiomatic
• From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:56:17 -0700
• Cc: "John Cowan" <jcowan@r...>, "Tim Bray" <tbray@t...>, lists@a..., "Jonathan Borden" <jonathan@o...>, "Mike Champion" <mc@x...>, xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from "Shelley Powers" <shelleyp@b...> of "Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:05:49 CST." <AOEKLHGMHIHGNIBEDMNMAEAFDFAA.shelleyp@b...>
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> > Shelley Powers scripsit:

> Anyone know of an [RDF] vocabulary using reification?

I'm glad they're hard to find.  If I saw an RDF vocab using reification, I'd 
steer very clear of it.  I have a very firm policy of avoiding reification 
like the plague.

I either use explicit blank nodes or (if I can relax interop requirements), 
4RDF statement context/scope annotations.


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Uche Ogbuji                                    Fourthought, Inc.
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