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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">First of all – thank you to Morten
for pointing me at the archives and to Shelly for pointing out… well let’s just
say I have a lot to learn to play here.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" type=1>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We’re in sync with
version numbering, location of spec, <SPAN class=GramE>who’s</SPAN> in
charge and where this is all gonna happen.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our tool will have a formal staging
server – so as you gals and guys iterate and evolve – we’ll test first, then
deploy – assuming that we’re in a dynamic <SPAN class=SpellE><SPAN
class=GramE>petrie</SPAN></SPAN> dish kind of
world.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" type=1 start=2>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I also think I
understand the duality/RDF way of things. I just hope Eric Sigler (one of
our programmers) can make a decent parser/interpreter that can handle all
variations. I think that’s crucial.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>But I’m confidant Eric is up to the
challenge!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" type=1 start=3>
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style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The issue of <SPAN
class=SpellE>Slashdotting</SPAN> – is also <SPAN class=GramE>key</SPAN>. Has
anyone ever approached <SPAN class=SpellE>Brewester</SPAN> <SPAN
class=SpellE>Kahle</SPAN> and the Internet Archive?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Infinite bandwidth and storage are
available for projects like what you folks are up to. We’ll certainly be
hosting our stuff there – once it’s deployed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" type=1 start=4>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m confused over
<SPAN class=SpellE>foaf<SPAN
class=GramE>:group</SPAN></SPAN>?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="mso-margin-top-alt: 0in" type=1 start=5>
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class=SpellE><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">FOAFster</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
domain?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN class=515474015-23072003><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN
class=515474015-23072003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN class=515474015-23072003><FONT
color=#0000ff>Marc, why isn't your programmer using any one of a several
different RDF/XML parsers and APIs? He doesn't need to create this from
scratch, and any extension to FOAF via another vocabulary must also be valid
RDF/XML.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN
class=515474015-23072003></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN class=515474015-23072003><FONT
color=#0000ff>Shelley</FONT> </SPAN>
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>