It seems to me the basic requirements were defined at the first DC
workshop. These simple requirements could usefully be elaborated to
further develop DC for more complex implementation, but this will take
time and consensus will become more difficult to achieve. Let's give
priority to closing the definition of DC as it is now.
Rachel
On Thu, 17 Oct 1996, Stu Weibel wrote:
> PROPOSITION:
>
> The broadening of the concensus for the Dublin Core has occasioned a
> degree of conceptual drift. The reformulation of a clear set of goals
> will help provide a means for guiding further developments and refinements
> (principles for ruling what is in scope, what is out, and how to proceed).
>
> PRO: Clear requirements are inclined to reduce element-creep and keep the
> development focussed.
>
> CON: Requirements documents are engineering directives. The refinement
> of Dublin Core description is primarily a pragmatic consensus management
> process that should not be constrained in the same ways.
>
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