Re: [DotGNU]The RDF Linking Problem

[Seth Johnson]

Peter Minten wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> there is one big theoretical problem in the way of the semantic web: the 
> linking
> problem (as I call it). An example: say there are a couple of million RDF
> servers and you want to find metadata about a book named "Hackers", however 
> the
> metadata is stored somewhere on an obscure little server and there are no 
> links
> to it. The only way to find it would be to search the complete semantic web. 
> If
> enough of those situations would occur the semantic web would get jammed.
> 
> The way I see things this situation can be resolved in two ways: enough links
> (easiest, but hard to get done) and P2P techiques. P2P mostly boils down to
> metadata (for example about where to download copyrighted materials without 
> the
> authors permission ;-) so if we copy some of the techinques of existing Free
> Software P2P initiatives the linking problem should be solvable.


Another solution is to manage state distribution via CTP servers.


Seth Johnson


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