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patrickhousley and jack-berg committed Nov 17, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -30,12 +30,7 @@ From OpenTelemetry's perspective LogRecords and Events are both represented
using the same [data model](./data-model.md).

However, OpenTelemetry does recognize a subtle semantic difference between
LogRecords and Events: Events are LogRecords which have a unique `name` that
includes a `namespace`. The `namespace` and name are separated by a period.
The unique `name` defined a particular class or type of event. All events with
the same `name` follow the same schema which assists in analysis in observability
platforms. Events are described in more detail in the
[semantic conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/docs/general/events.md).
LogRecords and Events: Events are LogRecords which have a `name` which uniquely defines a particular class or type of event. All events with the same `name` follow the same schema which assists in analysis in observability platforms. Events are described in more detail in the [semantic conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/docs/general/events.md).

While the logging space has a diverse legacy with many existing logging
libraries in different languages, there is not ubiquitous alignment with
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