SALI LMSS: Legal Matter Standard Specification

The file LMSS.owl is an XML file that represents SALI's primary taxonomy/ontology, providing over 11,000 tags.

Each SALI LMSS tag has its own unique identifier (IRI).

The identifiers in this LMSS.owl file are used in the SALI API standard, where stakeholders will use those identifiers/IRIs to send/receive API calls.

This LMSS.owl file will be updated regularly.

• But please note that until a formal Release (e.g., Version 3.0, Version 4.0), the commits are still subject to public review.
• The LMSS.owl will become final upon its Release.
• Even during the interim stages (i.e., main branch, develop branch), changes to the IRIs will be unlikely.
• Rarely, IRIs may be deprecated -- and then, most likely be related to consolidation/de-duplication (e.g., during the Public Comment stage).
  • SALI will strive to retain deprecated IRIs -- placing them in a folder labeled DEPRECATED NODES.

After a Release, nearly all of the IRIs will remain operative for decades (or forever). Future changes (if any) are likely to be only with properties:

• E.g., Labels (i.e., rdfs:label)
• E.g., Synonyms (i.e., skos:altLabel) - such as translations to other languages
• E.g., Definitions (e.g., skos:definition)
• E.g., Sources (e.g., rdfs:isDefinedBy)
• E.g., Edges/relationships (e.g., rdfs:seeAlso, sali:governedBy)
• E.g., Multiple Parentage (e.g., additional rdfs:subClassOf parents)

The identifiers/IRIs themselves will remain static and stable.

Below is the branching strategy:

• main is the stable branch
• develop is the draft, in-development branch

Eventually, main will have a formal Release (e.g., LMSS 3.0 or LMSS 4.0). Until the Release, main remains unfinalized, but the IRIs will remain relatively stable.