RE: Generic Properties and Specific Classes

• From: Jeff Sussna <jeff.sussna@quokka.com>
• Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:02:44 -0800
• To: "'rlake@galdosinc.com'" <rlake@galdosinc.com>, www-rdf-interest@w3.org
• Message-ID: <E19A882C6CD5D211A8A70008C75B6AF40122CC2A@SFOEXCH_MAIL1>

I would naively assume that you would create a generic base class and assign
the properties to that, then subclass from it. As far as I can tell, the RDF
Schema spec never actually defines the meaning of subclassing. Are
properties inherited? I don't think it says.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Lake [mailto:rlake@galdosinc.com]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 2:03 AM
To: www-rdf-interest@w3.org
Subject: Generic Properties and Specific Classes
Hi,
One thing that has bothered me about the rdfs is the assignment of
properties to classes via rdfs:domain.  Suppose I have very generic
properties such as in the Dublin core .. now I want these to be
properties of some very domain specific classes.  Can I put these domain
statements anywhere or do they have to be part of the Property
definition ?  If they are part of the property definition than we are
toast since the whole world would need to update the generic property
definitions.
Ron

Received on Friday, 17 December 1999 13:01:24 UTC