[sc34wg3] Topic Maps and RDF

[Ann M Wrightson]

Reasonable point. However, this is I guess a criticism of the RM? Steve N. -
what do you say?

Ann W.

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>have I forgotten any key points in either technology?

Yep: scopes. Don't confuse scopes and roles. Scopes limit assertions. For
example, isMarriedTo has a different scope in a Christian country to a
Muslim one as it changes the number of relationships permitted.

Martin

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