> > And finally - you don't really want to 'see' RDF data - its
> not very
> > human readable and was not designed to be,
> But the ugly bulk of it results from XML's intention to be
> human readable!
RDF portrayed in XML or not, which it doesn't have to be, is not very
pretty. The data is much better looked at having been rendered by a bit
of software.
>
> > but RDF aware software loves it and can do wonderful
> things with it.
> just as MARC aware software loves MARC data and ...
>
> But nothing convinces more than success. Present one and make
> it overwhelmingly clear why it is one and you're done.
>
So true, and that's why we are building a Platform based around semantic
web techniques and RDF.
Making it overwhelmingly clear is actually not that easy. It's a bit
like demonstrating a new type of automobile engine you can see the
effects when you build a vehicle around it but until then it just looks
like any other block of metal that consumes petrol.
We are working on, and working with those that wish to build,
applications on the Platform - rest assured when we have more examples
that demonstrate the power of building with RDF you will hear us shout
about it.
Richard Wallis
Technology Evangelist, Talis.
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