[oslc-core] Representation of OSLC Query results as application/xml

[Ian Green1]

The RM specification has added support for application/xml as a resource
representation format.  We've done this because of pressure from consumers
- the difficulty of consuming arbitrarily serialized RDF models as RDF/XML
(application/rdf+xml).   We were also considering extending this to query
results.

The CM and QM specifications REQUIRE support for Atom XML representation of
query results (application/atom+xml).  However, guideline for this format
[1] specifies application/rdf+xml as the media type of the containing
atom:content element.  Is this a typo - should it read "application/xml"?

If not, then how would I describe query results that are application/xml?

[1] http://open-services.net/bin/view/Main/OSLCCoreRepresentationsGuidance,
section on Atom XML representation of query results.

best wishes,
    -ian

ian.green at uk.ibm.com (Ian Green1/UK/IBM at IBMGB)
Chief Software Architect, Requirements Definition and Management
IBM Rational