RDF For Desktop Metadata? 167
claes writes "There is an article "Metadata for the desktop" that suggests that RDF should be used to describe data in desktop environments. This is an interesting idea. RDF is already used by Creative Commons to attach license metadata to its works. Mozilla also supports it.
RDF was designed for the web, but can it also find its way to the desktop? And what metadata is most important to describe?"
The killer app for metadata on the desktop (Score:5, Funny)
Suppose today I want to see shaved asian hardcore action. Now provided that metadata searches are integrated into the OS(like they will be in Tiger), all I need to do is a quick metadata search on my hard drive and boom, there is what I am looking for.
I mean provided there was a decent standard(a porn standards body would rule!) and good regex capabilities built into the OS, I would be willing to pay for porn. I know that there are comments built into the jpeg standard, but there are all sorts of porn file formats, it would be helpful to have a universal standard across them. It saves time, beats trying to search on google and going through a lot of crap just to get to something good. I am a man on the run, I have places to go, I can't be bogged down by my porn. Plus, think of the people that get to catagorize this stuff(well, the fun stuff anyway, not goatse), what an awesome job that would be!
I should probably post AC, but I figure this post is bound to earn me at least one fan and/or freak.
Re:The killer app for metadata on the desktop (Score:5, Funny)
Just check your email. If it's not there now, it will be soon enough.
Calling Autopr0n! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Definition:...? (Score:3, Funny)
Can't wait.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The killer app for metadata on the desktop (Score:1, Funny)
Re:FS support for metadata (Score:1, Funny)
RDF (Score:2, Funny)