SUO: Response to generic questions: IFF
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 20:22:44 -0700
From: "Robert E. Kent" <rekent@ontologos.org>
To: Josiah Lee Auspitz <lee@textwise.com>
Subject: Re: sample questions
Lee,
Answers below.
I have sent today the new version (670KB, 111 pages) (version 1.0) of the
IFF Foundation Ontology to Adam for posting on the IEEE web site.
Robert E. Kent
rekent@ontologos.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josiah Lee Auspitz" <lee@textwise.com>
To: "Robert E. Kent" <rekent@ontologos.org>; "Ian Niles"
<iniles@teknowledge.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 6:36 PM
Subject: sample questions
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> I have developed a checklist of informational items that would assist in
> clarifying the character of any working document to be accepted into SUO.
> It was suggested in the P&P committee that I solicit the views of
> proposers of documents before putting them forward to the general list.
>
> As the IFF and SUMO document are now being brought forward for the first
> time for an official vote, I would welcome your comments for improving on
> these questions.
>
> Here is my checklist:
>
> a) do you object to calling the final document that may evolve from your
> submission a reference ontology or a reference object?
No.
> b) would you state clearly those conceptual and methodological features of
> the proposed document which are so fundamental to it as not to be open to
> amendment?
The fact that it is founded on category theory.
The fact that the IFF Foundation Ontology represents the metalevel.
The large/small distinction in the metalevel.
The separation of the object level from the metalevel.
> c) what prior work has gone into the candidate ontology?
I have been doing research for the last 3 years on this.
Of course, it is based on category theory, the theory of information flow,
and formal concept analysis; all of which have large amounts of research
done in the past by various people.
> d) please estimate what further work is needed to bring it to a fully
> developed reference object (or "standard");
There are several namespaces in the upper metalevel that need to be
populated.
The IFF Model Theory subOntology in the lower metalevel still need work.
> e) what future resources are available for the candidate ontology in the
> form of contracts, budgets or grants directly supporting its development
> and including the names of participants in SUO working under such support;
None, as of now.
> f) do these future resources include the human resource of at least one
> person who has agreed to serve as technical editor;
I have agreed to serve as technical editor.
> g) please disclose any proprietary encumbrances on your document: e.g.
> proprietary algorithms, axioms, methods, processes or microtheories
> essential to the effective use of the envisaged final work product.
This work (done by myself) is being offered free to the SUO community.
> The aim of these items is to give active participants, including those in
> non-profit organizations, sufficient information on which to make an
> informed commitment of limited time and resources.
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>
> Lee
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