  Re: issues with the 5 Sept version of RDF Semantics  From: pat
hayes <phayes@ihmc.us> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 18:56:46 -0700
Message-Id: <p06001a19bb7990336e1e@[]> Cc: www-rdf-
comments@w3.org  >Technical Issues with the RDF Semantics
Document >(version dated 5 September 2003) >How can there be
``two versions of the same semantic theory'' that ``differ
>slightly''?  Either they are the same or they are not.  They
are not the same ("differ") but the differences are minor and
easy to understand and if necessary to modify ("slightly").
>RDF interpretations: >The definitions of well-typed XML literal
(strings) and XML values should >be tightened up.  In the
definition ``XML value'' maps typed literals into >values; but
in the semantic conditions ``XML value'' maps character strings
>into values.  The definition is for ``well-typed XML literal
string'', but >``well-typed XML literal'' is used as well,
without a definition.  Sigh. I do not think that anyone reading
this is likely to  misunderstand it. A well-typed