[tdwg-tapir] tapir metadata issues

[D ö ring, Markus]

I cant see why we shouldnt mandate one specific standard. One variable less.
I would vote for option #1

Markus




Am 03.07.2007 3:55 Uhr schrieb "Renato De Giovanni" unter
<renato at cria.org.br>:

> Hi all,
> 
> I see the following alternatives to the language issue:
> 
> 1) Indicate through the specification one particular standard to be used
> by dc:language.
> 
> or
> 
> 2) Include dc:language elements inside a new element with an attribute
> indicating the standard being used, such as:
> 
> <contentLanguages standard="ethnologue">
>   <dc:language>aaa</dc:language>
>   <dc:language>aab</dc:language>
> </contentLanguages>
> 
> Where "standard" could be an extensible controlled vocabulary.
> 
> or
> 
> 3) Extend the dc:language type so that it accepts a similar "standard"
> attribute.
> 
> Are there other alternatives we should consider?
> 
> I think the requirements are that:
> 
> * Language can be optional.
> * There can be multiple languages.
> * We must somehow know what is the standard used for the language.
> 
> I don't think it would be necessary to allow multiple language elements
> where each one could be potentially related to different standards.
> 
> I don't have strong feelings about this, although I would be more inclined
> to choose option 2. Option 1 would bring less impact to existing
> implementations and installations, but we would need to be sure that the
> standard we choose would really cover all needs.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Regards,
> --
> Renato
> 
> 
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