• From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@e...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:03:37 -0400

> I suppose the answer is to either:
> 
> a) use a persistant URL http://www.purl.org
> b) figure out a better DNS/URL mechanism.

Perhaps...

> I'm not trying to suggest that RDF or RDF Schemas somehow magically solve
> the world's problems. All I'm trying to do is give a few basics about RDF
> and RDF Schemas and how they relate to semantic networks and 
> ultimately the semantic web as I see it.

Which is very much appreciated. I *have* however heard other people
make far more gradiose claims for RDF/Namespaces/Semantic Web to 
the point where they almost appear magical.

I'm just trying to point out that they are *not* magic, and are
built on a fragile foundation. 

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