RDF and Microsoft

[Lisa Rein]

in terms of software.  the "official" word is still "no".  

A few months ago executives were telling me they "still don't see what
RDF brings to the table" -- but at least they're not comparing it to CDF
anymore!  (due to this RDF smart bookmark stuff making it look like a
CDF/sitemap rival)  

DCD can be taken as sort of an XML-Data Schema/RDF Schema bridge....even
though the new RDF Schema specs reads a little like walking the plank!

  But remember, XML-Data is only a member submission (as is DCD), and it
is very likely that schema support will be taken on by the XML WG --
making both specs experimental....

Hope this helps:

lisa
Avi Rappoport wrote:
> 
> At 3:32 PM -0700 8/14/98, Don Park wrote:
> >Anyone know if Microsoft is doing anything with RDF?
> >
> >I am aware that Andrew Layman is one of the editors of the RDF Schema spec
> >but I have not heard any other news.
> 
> The DCD proposal, <http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-dcd>, says it's consistent
> with RDF, right there in the summary.  Charles Frankston from Microsoft is
> one of the editors, so that might be considered of a vote of confidence.
> 
> Avi
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