On 03/08/2005 13:58, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
> On names, the conclusion of the FRAR report I just posted about has the
> following components of personal names:
>
> Forename
> Surname
> Number
> Title/term of address
> Other personal name parts
I haven't read that part of the report yet but I've looked at naming in
the context of FOAF before. The concepts of forename and surname are not
universal but I believe that all names are structured in some way.
One approach is to avoid naming the parts explicitly and just have a
list in a preferred order:
<Person>
<name rdf:parseType="Collection">
<NamePart>Mr</NamePart>
<NamePart>Ian</NamePart>
<NamePart>Robert</NamePart>
<NamePart>Davis</NamePart>
</name>
</Person>
This is perhaps an accuraye but not very informative way of writing a name.
A few months ago I proposed a naming system for FOAF[1] which suggested
properties like familiarName and formalName with literal content.
Maybe there's a way to use both approaches and to allow any number of
these types of names.
Ian
[1]
http://rdfweb.org/topic/NamesInFoafAlternate
Received on Wed Aug 03 2005 - 13:01:31 EDT