The RDF Controversy

[Seth Russell <seth@robustai.net>]

Edd Dumbill wrote:

re: http://edd.oreillynet.com/stories/storyReader$65

Since some have raised their voices questioning why RDF is necessary
in RSS, let me weigh in with my 2 cents worth.  Not only does RSS need
RDF, but RDF needs RSS, and our web needs them both.   We are just
beginning to learn how to weave a brand new web and RSS and RDF can be
the weft and warp of this new fabric.  The  static pages of the www,
have become activated by a flow of transactional activity allowing us
to better know about new or changing resources.  It is essential that
the payload of these RSS transactions carry knowledge about those
resources - and that is exactly what Resource Description Framework
has been designed to do.

Thanks, Edd, for you informative article putting this all into
perspective !

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