Understanding RDF Model and Syntax Without External Schemas

·Mar 24, 2024 11:36 PM

The (first) “RDF Model and Syntax” recommendation (seehttps://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-rdf-syntax-19990222/) did not require any form of (external) “schema” or “ontology” to refer to…. It simply allowed RDF statements to be asserted:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rdf:RDF
  xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
  xmlns:s="http://description.org/schema/">
  <rdf:Description about="http://www.w3.org/Home/Lassila">
    <s:Creator>Ora Lassila</s:Creator>
  </rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>

As long as unique identifiers (namespaces) are used….

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