Re: [higgins-dev] What is a relationship? (was whoami (was [IdAS] Contex

[Greg Byrd <gbyrd@xxxxxxxx>]

A subject relationship is represented as IRelationship<IDigitalSubjectRef>.

It has three components:  type, a collection of IDigitalSubjectRefs 
(pointing to related subjects) , and metadata.

...Greg



Tom Doman wrote:
> Another question on relationships.  Are Digital Subject relationships
> expected to be represented as an IDigitalSubjectRefs?
>
> Tom
>
>   
> > > > Greg Byrd <gbyrd@xxxxxxxx> 8/14/2006 11:31 AM >>>
> > > >         
>
> It's both.  It is between DigitalSubjects, which may represent the same
>
> entity or different entities.
>
> We don't have the notion of a "persona" of a DigitalSubject.  A 
> DigitalSubject is defined solely by its Context.  "Home Tom" and "Work
>
> Tom" are different DigitalSubjects, though they both represent the same
>
> entity.  So a relationship between "Home Tom" and "Work Tom" is a 
> relationship between distinct DigitalSubjects, as you state in item (1)
>
> below.   But the type of the relationship could be "SameEntity", or 
> something similar that represents your item (2).
>
> ...Greg
>
>
> Tom Doman wrote:
>   
> > What is the semantic intent of the "relationship" construct between
> > IDigitalSubjects?  Is it:
> >
> > 1. Meant to convey some association to other distinct
> >     
> IDigitalSubjects?
>   
> >  As in, Jim has a coworker relationship with Tom.
> > 2. Meant to associate distinct personas of a single IDigitalSubject?
> >     
>
>   
> > As in, Tom has a "work" persona and a "home" persona.
> > 3. Both?
> >
> > I ask for this clarification for a follow to the ContextRef+CUID
> > discussion which is right in line with my e-mails about "Unique
> > Identfication of Amalgamated Digital Subjects".  I see this
> >     
> discussion
>   
> > as just another case where we have to work out unique identification
> > issues.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
> >   
> >     
>
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