Re: [Gzz] PEG: link type names

[Benja Fallenstein]

Tuomas Lukka wrote:
> On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 04:04:36PM +0200, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
>
> > Tuomas Lukka wrote:
> >
> > > =============================================================
> > > PEG linktypes--tjl: Renaming link types
> > > =============================================================
> > >
> > > :Author:   Tuomas J. Lukka
> > > :Last-Modified: $Date: 2003/05/12 13:22:12 $
> > > :Revision: $Revision: 1.1 $
> > > :Status:   Current
> > >
> > > In vocabprocess--tjl, renaming xu links and
> > > PP links to CLink and dLink, respectively,
> > > received opposition. This PEG is for discussing
> > > the nomenclature of the vocabularies.
> >
> > Say here why a rename is needed.
>
>
> Fixed (as an issue)
>
>
> > > Issues
> > > ======
> > >
> > > Changes
> > > =======
> > >
> > > In vocabularies (and possibly elsewhere), the connections
> > > that are now called xu links and PP links should
> > > be renamed to c-links and d-links for {content/constant} link
> > > and {directed/dynamic} link.
> >
> > Say here why these names.
> >
> > My opinion is that 'clink' and 'dlink' are nondescriptive. I think 
> > 'content link' is probably a good name; it should then be named 
> > 'contentLink,' not 'cLink.' An alternative is 'alphLink'; since this 
> > is closely coupled to Alph, 'alphLink' is actually probably better.
>
> contentLink: too long, but I might accept that.

Why too long?

> alphLink: the vocabs &c should then be in alph.

I'm not so sure about that. Alph introduces the concept of an alph link 
but doesn't know about RDF; Fenfire uses Alph and RDF; it seems 
justified that Fenfire would provide an RDF vocabulary for representing 
Alph concepts.

> > Since practically all connections are directed in FF, directed link 
> > sounds like a bad name. I suggest Link for the namespace and linkedTo 
> > for the property. The -To suggests the direction; the inverse would 
> > obviously be linkedFrom, not linkedTo, so the property is directional.
>
> How about "structLink" and linkedTo ?

"structLink" as what? The namespace/class name? I think I'd write that 
StructLink in Java, since Java classes always start with a capital, and 
I think 'structlink' in the URI. Hmm.

- Benja