[topicmapmail] Identity Crisis on the WWW

[Peter P. Jones]

I like the paper, but I then find it hard to square with

http://www.isotopicmaps.org/sam/sam-xtm/#sect-proc-
subjectIndicatorRef
"3.16 The subjectIndicatorRef element
The subjectIndicatorRef element produces a topic item, as described 
below. How the topic item is used depends on the context in which the 
subjectIndicatorRef element appears, and is described in the part of 
this document describing the processing of the subjectIndicatorRef 
element's parent element. 

"From the subjectIndicatorRef element a locator item is produced 
according to the rules in 3.1.2 Creating locator items. If the 
information set has a topic item whose [subject identifiers] or 
[source locators] properties contain a locator item equal to the one 
produced above that topic item is the one produced by this 
subjectIndicatorRef element. 

"If no such topic item exists, a topic item is created, and the 
locator item added to its [subject identifiers] property. That topic 
item is then the one produced by this subjectIndicatorRef element."

That appears to cash out a subjectIndicatorRef as a topic that points 
at a topic that points at the resource. The subject indicator/address 
distinction appears to be lost unless some typing is forced on the 
automagicked topic...?

Or am I missing something?

-- 
Peter


On 3 Apr 2003 at 20:44, Steve Pepper wrote:

> At 20:30 03.04.2003 +0200, Jan Algermissen wrote:
> >after yet another frustating discussion on rdf-interest on the
> >subject, I just stumbeled accross
> >
> >http://www.ontopia.net/topicmaps/materials/identitycrisis.html
> >
> >This is really, really good and goes right to the heart of
> >everything, thanks for this work.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> >The RDF 'fix' you propose is exactly what I suggested on www-tag
> >about a month ago and both of us having the same idea makes it look
> >even better! [and also I now know that I am not insane ;-)]
> 
> Talked to Eric Miller about it today. There will be a discussion
> on rdfig next Thursday at 8pm UTC, if you're interested.
> 
> Steve
> 
> --
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> DUMUS DELENDA EST
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