In my entirely unofficial, long-in-the-tooth non-management role in DC,
I want to point out that one of the guiding principles of DC from the
start was that it be syntax independent.
Now that *finally* we have a formal abstract model, Andy's suggestion of
evaluating conformance of the News metadata framework with it would be a
great service to DC. I hope this can happen.
For those new to DC, I want to point out that Misha made substantial
contributions to the DC community in the past, and I personally am
delighted to see this evidence of carry-forward.
stu
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Subject: Re: DC using another syntax -- Clarification required
Misha,
my personal view is that provided you are using DC terms in line with
their documented semantics then it is perfectly acceptable to use the DC
acronym and namespace.
I think it would be useful for you to think about (and preferably
document!) how your syntax maps on to the DCMI Abstract Model [1] and to
feed your thoughts on syntax as they develop into the dc-architecture
working group.
I'm not sure that my view counts as an "authoritative statement" though!
Regards,
Andy.
Chair - DC Architecture Working Group
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Misha Wolf wrote:
> [Apologies for cross-posting]
>
> Hi folks,
>
> The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) is
> interested in using DC for our new generation of standards. These
> standards will employ the News Metadata Framework, described in the
> News Metadata Framework Requirements specification, available at:
> http://www.iptc.org/dev/
>
> Our plan is to use a different syntax from any of those described on
> the DC Web site. This syntax will employ QNames in attribute values
> and is related to the work being done in the W3C towards XHTML 2.0.
>
> How do we get an authoritative statement of whether it is OK to use
> the acronym "DC" and the DC namespace if we are employing the DC
> semantics but not one of the DC-approved syntaxes?
>
> Many thanks,
> Misha Wolf
> Standards Manager, Reuters
> Chair, IPTC News Metadata Framework WG
>
>
>
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