On 2/2/09 7:44 PM, Richard Cyganiak wrote:
I see minting a URI as a completely casual activity, not greater in
responsibility than, say, publishing a message on Twitter or posting a
comment on a YouTube video. The argument that “introducing an
identifier into the world bestows great responsibility upon you” is
harmful in my eyes, and actually borders on FUD. Is the intent to keep
the right to mint URIs in the hand of some Select Few Who Know How To
Do It Properly? I hope not. I'd rather spread a message that
encourages people to put linkable data out there, rather than warning
them about the 53 things that they should worry about each time they
touch RDF.
Dan,
The responsibility of a Data Source Name Minter/Owner is no greater than
that of any URL creator or minter (imho). We give things Identifiers
when we find them useful; typically to ourselves first, and then to
others when published in some shared space (e.g. Web). I think the Web
as a "Structured Data Space" can survive absolutely fine with URI
proliferation just as it has survived URL proliferation :-)
As for your valid concerns I think (or hope) many of these will end up
in the Linked Data Product / Service USP box.
--
Regards,
Kingsley Idehen Weblog: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen
President& CEO
OpenLink Software Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
