[oslc-core] PREFIX dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>

[Arthur Ryman]

<rant>

As I read more and more external specs, I see a very clear convention for 
the meaning the prefix dc:. The conventional use is for the elements 
namespace, not the terms namespace. dcterms: is used for the terms 
namespace.

I have heard it asserted that if we align with the conventional use, then 
we might somehow break existing clients, but I haven't see any actual 
examples. I believe that it is better in the long term for  OSLC to align 
with the norms of the larger Web community. We should therefore not 
diverge on the grounds of being "bug compatible" with some early 
implementations. Let's examine the real breakage, if any, and gracefully 
deprecate the old usage. Going forward, new specs should align with the 
convention.

</rant>

Regards, 
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Arthur Ryman, PhD, DE


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