Jonathan Borden wrote:
> This is where ontologies allow you to be *more flexible* in how data is
> exchanged -- as long as the system has the knowledge to figure it out it
> will..
I like to qualify that last bit. If we focus overly on the model we
tend to forget the cost of interchange in the trenches is to a large
extent driven by syntax. That RDF has a designated XML syntax that
people dislike has resulted at least 5 other unofficial ones to
choose from and will probably result in 5 more before the penny
drops amongst RDFers that this is a bug not a feature.
cheers
Bill
