dret
Format Model
this issue is intended as a discussion thread for the "model" that could/should be used for formats covered in hyperpedia, at some point in time. please keep in mind that hyperpedia does not attempt to build a formal model for all possible hypermedia concepts or formats. the model should simply be expressive enough to help with structured publication, and as a way to cross-reference between format descriptions and concepts (see #1).
here's a starting point, feedback and comments greatly appreciated: the format model should have a title for each format, and a unique identifier. if a format has various version/variants, then maybe have a "landing page" such as https://github.com/dret/hyperpedia/blob/master/formats/HTML.md which only lists the versions/variants. for formats themselves, first a short description that should link to some authoritative reference (usually a spec). then each format should have any number of (at least one) sections about the link types defined for this format. each of those sections must have a unique identifier. for each link type there should be a short description about the link type's function in the context of the format. then any number of (at least one) sections referring to a concept, and then explaining how the link type supports a particular concept. link types should only refer to concepts that are covered in some way; all other concepts should be ignored.