[topicmapmail] How to address Web resources with XTM?

[Jan Algermissen]

Murray Altheim wrote:

[...]
>    <topic id="google">
>      <instanceOf>
>        <topicRef xlink:href="#interaction"/>
>      </instanceOf>
>      <subjectIdentity>
>        <resourceRef xlink:href="http://www.google.com/"/>
>      </subjectIdentity>
>    </topic>
> 
> Unless I'm missing something, that's it. 

The problem is that <resourceRef> addresses an information resource[1], in this
case the representation you get back when you invoke GET on http://www.google.com/ .
You cannot use <resourceRef> to address a Web-resource (REST sense). OTH, 
<subjectIndicatorRef> refers to abstract concepts *via* an information
resource but both IMHO do not cover the idea of Web resources that are some sort
of service.

Thoughts?


Jan

[1] XTM silently ignores the fact that one cannot address information resources
    in a Web context, it is simply impossible. 

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