[oslc-core] oslc:usage should be a Resource

[Dave]

Apparently, I misread consensus here. Sorry.

I have backed out this change until we have concluded this discussion.

- Dave



On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Steve K Speicher <sspeiche at us.ibm.com> wrote:
> The value that the core defines for default happens to use a anyURI value
> type.  Since it has been defined as String, implementations have done it
> this way already.  So it would possible for a domain to define "testCase"
> but they haven't (or at least I don't think they have).
>
> Does it provide any value for this usage string to be a URI for RDF?  Does
> it make build a more meaningful graph?
> I can see some merit in the change but I don't see a bit RDF advantage for
> the switch.
>
> I only hesitate as we have aligned some impls, spec and samples already.
> Yet another change could be contained, just making sure its worth it at
> this stage.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Speicher | IBM Rational Software | (919) 254-0645
>
>
>> From: Arthur Ryman <ryman at ca.ibm.com>
>> To: oslc-core at open-services.net
>> Date: 07/27/2010 02:40 PM
>> Subject: [oslc-core] oslc:usage should be a Resource
>> Sent by: oslc-core-bounces at open-services.net
>>
>> oslc:usage  is defined as a String. However, the spec says its an
>> identifier and gives the example value of
>> http://open-services/ns/core#default
>>
>> In RDF, identifiers should normally be URIs. Therefore oslc:usage should
>
>> be a Resource.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
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