On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Alex Satrapa wrote:
> Surely, the language of a linked resource would be specified in that resource's
> metadata? Is it really necessary to duplicate that information in the link to
> that resource?
The DC.Language element is used for the language of the resource.
The language qualifier is used for the language of the metadata.
> If you want to tell people "There's this resource available, and it's in
> English"... then that should be part of whatever user interface you're
> designing. Make the user interface more intelligent, rather than making the
> metadata more unintelligible.
How does the UI know that it is English? Metadata.
Cheers... Renato
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