Hi all,
Well, more and more tools support N3/Turtle, also know that Virtuoso that support it for years. So it is not only about tabulator and sesame, but about all serious tools that manipulate RDF. Personally I prefer reading N3/Turtle than XML. I started to write RDF stuff in N3 instead of XML: ontologies, examples, etc. I also write rdf example in my communications with other people in N3/Turtle. It is really about who will digest that data. I would guess that most tools will support both; so there is no difference using one or the other. Will you save digital space using N3/Turtle serialization instead of XML? It really depends on the data you are expressing, if you use XML shortcuts for a couple of things (think about reification for example), etc. So, this can be a factor in some cases, but not in others. Also, more and more RDF documentation (think about th new SKOS reference manual) are writing examples in N3 as well. So, is N3 ready for prime time? I would guess that it continues its way and that it will naturally emerge, or not, as the prime serialization format for RDF. There is no hype here, just a good serialization language that people use because they find it convenient. There is nothing that needs to be hyped, pushed and publicized here. The best things do their ways by their owns. Take care, Fred _______________________________________________ Linking-open-data mailing list [email protected] http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/linking-open-data
