This paragraph below seems to encapsulate the differences in thinking between the linkeddata community and some of the TDWG people on how to best share biodiversity data.
*"The notion of a fabric of resources that are individually described, queried, and resolved may seem unmanageable or like science fiction. For organizations that are used to large, manual, centralized efforts to standardize on everything, it may seem anarchic to allow resources to grow organically and be described by anyone. The same people would probably not believe the Web possible in the first place if there were not already ample proof of its success."*
REST for Java developers, Part 4: The future is RESTful From http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-04-2009/jw-04-rest-series-4.html?page=...
I think that some people may have lost sight of the goal of making data available to improve the understanding of our natural world and hopefully better manage our natural resources.
It does not seem that creating a distributed network of fiefdoms will help us achieve this goal.
- Pete
I was led to this article by @janzemanek on twitter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Pete DeVries Department of Entomology University of Wisconsin - Madison 445 Russell Laboratories 1630 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 ------------------------------------------------------------