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To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] RDF and the new releases
From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:37:49 -0800
Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
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Simon St.Laurent wrote:

> I have a lot of respect for certain RDF applications that appear to be
> working, a general lack of interest in describing the world as graphs,
> and a serious distaste for RDF syntax.   

I'd go further.  I think the current RDF/XML syntax is so B.A.D. (broken 
as designed) that it has seriously got in the way of people being 
open-minded about RDF.  I'm baffled why the RDF working group has been 
forbidden to work on replacing that syntax. -Tim

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