> - A lot of academics generate code, but it's a means to doing
> research, not an end of itself.
>
> - I was talking about stereotypes. A lot people straddle both
> worlds to some degree, and plenty of academics like to write cool
> apps that make users happy. Stefano said SIMILE is a mix of
> academic and developer. That mitigates some of the risks I
> mentioned but it doesn't erase them.
>
> Maybe it would help if you were more specific about what you are
> envisioning. It seems like your vision of the Semantic Web is not
> the common one (as far as I can tell). I'm considering a couple of
> uses of Semantic Web technology that have very little to do with
> Drupal's application space, so I don't really get why you say that
> the "Drupal community is pursuing the same concepts as the semantic
> web".
Drupal supports many different application spaces: blogging,
community, collaboration, social networks, ecommerce, workflow, etc.
There are hundreds of contributed modules.
http://drupal.org/project/Modules
Many of these modules pursue semantic web _concepts_. Here are some
links...
SXIP
http://drupal.org/project/sxip
The SXIP module implements an authentication hook for the Sxip
Networks identity network. This will allow a Drupal site to share
users with any other site that also implements SXIP logins.
Aggregator2
http://drupal.org/node/32384
Aggregator2 allows for the collection and display of RSS and ATOM
feeds as first class nodes withing the Drupal framework. Now the
content offered by RSS need not be limited to side blocks or static
display units as is presently the case with Drupal and almost all
other CMS applications.
Publish
http://drupal.org/project/publish
The publish module allows you to create channels which other Drupal
sites may subscribe to using the subscribe module. Both push and pull
publishing models are supported. Communication between the publishing
and subscribing sites is accomplished via XML-RPC.
This module is under development but testing and feedback are welcome.
Subscribe
http://drupal.org/project/subscribe
The subscribe module allows you to subscribe to channels which other
Drupal sites publish using the publish module. Both push and pull
publishing models are supported. Communication between the publishing
and subscribing sites is accomplished via XML-RPC.
(Upcoming) Node relations API
http://dikini.net/31.10.2005/relation_modules
To pursue collaboration between this research community and the
Drupal community I would recommend starting by finding a pilot
project that fits squarely in Drupals' application domain that can be
implemented in a straightforward manner (i.e. requires no core changes).
-Zack
Received on Wed Jan 18 2006 - 20:18:58 EST