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RE: SUO: The Story So Far - Request for vote




Yes I support this too.

> >Nicola's proposal, below, makes a lot of sense to me.
> >
> >    In practice, my proposal is as follows:
> >
> >    1. Let's carefully (and painfully) distinguish between axioms and
> >    primitives that achieve (reasonably large) consensus and
> >    axioms/primitives that do not;
> >
> >    2. When there is no consensus, let's isolate the 
> alternatives and ask
> >    the supporters to i) explain, ii) motivate and iii) 
> formalize both of
> >    them;
> >
> >    3. If enough explanation/motivation/formalization is 
> achieved (up to
> >    a certain minimal degree) for both alternatives, then:
> >	3.1 create a new branch in the ontology library
> >	3.2 go on specializing the two branches in parallel, 
> depending on
> >    the interest they
> >	    receive.
> >
> >    4. Else proceed by considering only the alternative that was best
> >    explained, motivated, and formalized.
> >    ----
> 
> To me too. In fact I think something like this is the only rational 
> way to proceed.
> 
> Pat Hayes
> 

Regards  
      Matthew
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