Three RIF Working Drafts Published

The Rule Interchange Format (RIF) Working Group published three drafts today:

• RIF Basic Logic Dialect (RIF-BLD)
• RIF Framework for Logic Dialects (RIF-FLD)
• RIF RDF and OWL Compatibility (RIF-RDF-OWL)

These drafts help solidify the "pure logic rules" branch of RIF, which is distinct from the "production rules" branch (on which a Working Draft is expected within the next 6 months). Both branches share "RIF Core" (also expected within the next 6 months). The Framework document (FLD) specifies how the various logic dialects relate, while the Basic Logic Dialect (BLD) provides an interlingua for rule languages providing approximately "Horn" expressivity. The third document specifies how BLD can be logically combined with RDF and OWL. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.