RDFCal: the right way 'community process lite'
A different approach: a
syntactic conversion of iCalendar to RDF
- implementation and testcase driven
- testcases from iCalendar generated by existing tools (Mozilla
calendar, Apple iCal, Evolution) and usecases (restaurant opening hours,
bus timetables, conferences)
- vocabulary (schema) generated automatically
from accepted testcases
- vocabulary consistent with established usage
- virtual meetings and email discussion about modelling problems
- implementations
- paper trail: announcing changes to a public, archived, list
- roundtripping to iCalendar
- discussion with developers: Chandler, Apple iCal, RDF calendar
developers
Result: testable, automated schema, with
community input and
documented reasons for decisions
RDFiCal: libby.miller@bristol.ac.uk, 2003-11-03