From c3e4d3a8702ad0a81ef4b52917e476e0a87a6f9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Wilde Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:57:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] first complete draft --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 32354b2..da60293 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ Documents need to have stable and discoverable URIs. Stability is required so th ## Two Star: Parseable -CSV, XML, RDF, JSON +Documents should use standardized data metamodels such as CSV, XML, RDF, JSON, so that they can be easily parsed by consumers. Proprietary metamodels and formats need proprietary code for parsing, and thus are much harder for consumers to process. ## Three Star: Understandable -vocabularies/schemas +Documents should use well-known or at least well-documented vocabularies/schemas, so that after parsing, interpreting the documents is possible and well-defined. At the very least, the vocabulary/schema must make it possible to discover links in documents, so that consumers can find and follow them. ## Four Star: Linked