Re: [topicmaps-comment] mapping topic maps on a relation database

[Lars Marius Garshol <larsga@garshol.priv.no>]

* Thomas B. Passin
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| 3) How much normalization to apply

* Lars Marius Garshol
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| Not sure I understand what you mean here. Could you explain?
| (Normalization could mean so many things.)

* Thomas B. Passin
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| Classically, normalization of a relational data model covers two
| things: [...]

Aha, so you meant normalization of the RDBMS schema! Then I
understand. I have to admit I haven't really thought much about this
part yet. I expected it to be much like ordinary RDBMS schema
modelling in this respect, but there might be special issues with it
for all I know.

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