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On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 10:56:10AM -0400, Harry Wagner wrote: > > In the new order of document maintenance, I edit the master > > text files; the text files are used as the authoritative > > source for correcting the RDF schemas by hand; and the RDF > > schemas are then used to update the registry. > > > > Some of us are experimenting with a script that generates RDF > > directly from the text files. If this works, it will automate > > the work-flow, so that any changes I make in the master text > > file can automatically be reflected in the registry. > > I suggest a better approach would be to build an application-to-application > interface between the vocabulary management tool (once written) and the > registry. The UB would use the VMT to maintain/update the DC vocabulary. > The registry would periodically request updates from the VMT via an > application programming interface (API). Fair enough, but I'm assuming a full-blown VMT will take awhile to develop (can you estimate how long?) and that we will need an efficient solution for the interim. > This issue is on the agenda for the registry WG breakout session. I hope > you will attend? I'll be there. Tom -- Dr. Thomas Baker [log in to unmask] Institutszentrum Schloss Birlinghoven mobile +49-171-408-5784 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft work +49-30-8109-9027 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany fax +49-2241-144-1408