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RE: SUO: RE: RE: RE: 2000-7-26 example - nature of organisation




Dear Pat,

> Matthew,
>    To be consistent with the nature of "ownership",
> I think it is better to treat assets, whether of people or
> companies, a *owned* by them, rather than a part.
> This is a much-used relationship, and I would
> worry that changing it would make conversion from other
> ontologies difficult.

MW: It would be nice if reality conformed to our desire for a
simplified view of things. However, I'm afraid I don't know
how to make it happen.

Matthew West
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