SUO: Re: Content Interoperability Use Case For W3C Web Ontology WG?
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Leo,
Questions And Comments Interspersed:
Leo Obrst wrote:
>
> I am soliciting comments and suggestions concerning one of the identified
> use cases for a Web Ontology language: to promote content interoperability.
> We are just beginning to elaborate this use case (1 of 4 basic use cases).
> See: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/WebOnt/.
>
> What does content interoperability mean to you (wrt ontologies and upper ontologies)?
> What are the issues? What are the requirements? What would you like to see as far
> as a Web Ontology language and its support of content interoperability? Examples,
> contrived or real, are welcome.
I have some Examples, will go hunt them up, but first:
1. What does "content interoperability" mean to you (wrt ontologies and upper ontologies)?
2. What does "content" mean to you?
3. What does "context" mean to you?
While I'm at it:
4. What does "semantic" mean to you?
And, really, I promise, not at all to be cute:
5. What does "meaning" mean to you?
> I make the assumption that semantic interoperability
> is subsumed under content interoperability.
6. Why do you make the the assumption that
semantic interoperability is subsumed
under content interoperability.
Bonus/Bogus Question:
7. Isn't it true that content is purely syntactic? Discuss.
Effective/Operational/Pragmatic definitions appreciated but not required.
> I would suggest responding directly to me in order to avoid perhaps extraneous mail
> on the SUO list. I will summarize what I receive and report back. Thanks in advance!
>
> Leo
>
> Here are some very sketchy working points:
>
> USE CASE: Content Interoperability (a/k/a/ agent markup)
>
> - RDF has advantage over XML in allowing easy merging of content found
> on different sites/resources, and the use of the combined sources.
> DAML+OIL may offer additional advantage. Use cases include linking
> of databases (DB schemas), coupling data to pages, linking instance
> data to ontologies. Also allows linking of ontology to ontology for
> mapping of vocabulary, etc. In general, the issue of semantic mapping.
>
> - Adapation of content to user/device.
> The content exists in some form (ontology),
> and needs to be translated to another form (ontology)
> for use by a different user or device.
>
> - Finally, the notion of condradiction/inconsistencies:
> when we integrate heterogeneous content, then we need
> a means for detecting and resolving inconsistencies.
Considered Opinion:
What you need now is a sign-relational framework
for doing logic as a specialization of semiotics.
I happen to know where you can get seeds & bulbs.
Jon Awbrey
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